Anne Stevenson
Beginning of paper
" I thought you were my victory /though you cut me like a knife"
The opening lines of 's poem The Victory set a tone
of conflict. This poem, at its surface, expresses a mother's thoughts
on giving birth to a son. Stevenson describes the mixed feelings many
mothers have upon the delivery of thei ....
Middle of paper
.... bug, not even human. In the last section
of the poem, two questions are asked, attesting to the mother's
internal conflict. "Why do I have to love you?/ How have you won?"
(15-16). These unanswerable queries are some of the fundamental
questions of our human existence.
Below the topmost layer of meaning in The Victory, is an
underlying theme that any parent or guardian will easily relate to.
Children are born out of the great pain their mothers endure. They are
helpless in ....
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