John Montague - The cage

The Cage
1. Startling beginning
2. The curse of immigration
3. "Traditional irish man" Drinking to escape misery
4. Sense of imprissonment
5. "His face retained pallor" unhealthy appearance
6. "lost years in Brooklyn" regret
7. 4th stanza. Father returns to Ireland, optimism that things were the same again. " When he came back we walked again
8. Relationship was never mended. "did not smile in the shared complicity
9. Often sees his father when he returns to the subway " behind the bars of the small booth"
10. metaphor for relationship as it"s spent most of the time underground
11. "Odysseus returns Telemachus must leave" comparing mythical tale to himself and his father. left for college
12. Enclosed space " The cage" fear of claustrophobia through our minds. Likens place of work to a cage only released every evening
13. Theme of hardship & suffering
14. Memorable & moving poem
Strong man to face his neighborhood with a smile everyday
Cinematic quality. Snapshots in New York
Sudden shifts in point of view are trademark of the poets work
I feel sympathy for his Fathers incredibly difficult life, filled with sorrow and despair

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	Created by chenoa09 almost 9 years ago