2013
SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY
University of the Witwatersrand
2013
SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY
Write a comparative essay in which you provide a close critical analysis of Lisa Combrinck ‘To the Reader and Eva Bezwoda’s ‘A Woman’s Hands’. You should discuss each poet’s treatment of themes relating to womanhood and the desire for freedom. Considering relevant contextual issues as and read where appropriate.
University of the Witwatersrand
WISEMAN SHABALALA
722901
ENGL1003
Write a comparative essay in which you provide a close critical analysis of Lisa Combrinck ‘To the Reader and Eva Bezwoda’s ‘A Woman’s Hands’. You should discuss each poet’s treatment of themes relating to womanhood and the desire for freedom. Considering relevant contextual issues as and read where appropriate.
University of the Witwatersrand
WISEMAN SHABALALA
722901
ENGL1003
In analysing Lisa Combrinck’s ‘To the Reader and Eva Bezodwa’s ‘A Woman’s hands’ it is vital to take note of the thematic concept of freedom; the power to act, speak or think as one wants without restraint, and woman hood, the qualities considered to be the characteristic of a woman. In this text the concept of womanhood and freedom in relation to the patriarchal system within apartheid is used to interpret the interplay among images, language, tone and other poetic devices in understanding of both poems. These poems illustrate a different struggle to the one established by the concept if apartheid; they show the conflict of interests among sexes as the struggle within the struggle. Furthermore this text will illustrate my thesis in response to the poet’s ideas; patriarchal conservation was necessary to secure racial apartheid.
In line 1 of ‘To the Reader, “Why should a woman not write erotic love poems?” This potent rhetorical opening line draws the reader (one that reads in context) to free his mind from stereotypes and interact with the poem within Lisa’s perception. In Eva