EAT MORE (JOE CORRIE)
Eat more fruit!
The slogan says,
More fish, more beef, more bread!
But I’m on uemployment-pay
My third year now and wed.
And also I wonder when I’ll see
The slogan when I pass
The only one that would suit me
Eat more bloody grass!
ANALYSIS OF THE POEM
1. What is the poem about?
The poem is about personal or individual feelings towards a slogan that insists people to eat balance diet while he is poor and unemployed, hence cannot afford to have balanced diet.
2. In the first stanza what is the general altitude of the poet towards the slogan?
The altitude of the poet towards the slogan is negative; he is angry and is blaming the slogan for insisting people to eat balance diet while those people are poor and unemployed.
3. What is the intention of the poet in the last verse, when the persona says
“…Eat more bloody grass!”
The intention of the poet is to show the dissatisfaction towards the slogan or idea of eating more food or balanced diet while people are poor and unemployed.
4. What is the tone of the poet?
The tone of the poet is sad, satirical and angry.
The tone of the persona is sad at the beginning, this is shown when the persona says
“…But I’m on unemployment-pay” this shows that the persona is sad because of the existing situation.
In the second stanza the tone of the persona become serious as the persona decides to protest against the slogan.
5. What are the two points or reasons to make the poet or persona angry in thepoem?
The two pints to make the persona or poet angry in the poem are
a) The idea or slogan that insists people to eat balanced diet while people are poor and are not employed.
b) The state of unemployment and poverty.
6. What are the possible themes portrayed in the poem?
a) Hypocrisy
The existing system or leaders is hypocrite, this is because they set and implement the slogan without considering the real situation, this is because people are insisted to eat balanced diet or more food while people are poor and are not employed.
b) Classes in society
In the poem there are two classes shown, that is the class of poor and unemployed people who cannot afford having balanced diet and the class of the ruling and rich people who can afford to have balanced diet.
c) Exploitation
In the society expressed in this poem, there is exploitation. And this is caused by the existing of two classes, the class of leaders and rich people who exploit and oppress the class of poor and unemployed people. Therefore the poor people are exploited by the rich people.
d) Awareness and consciousness
In the poem the persona is aware that the ruling class in exploitative, where by it is exploiting the poor people and also is aware that the ruling is hypocrite because is setting and implementing the decisions and slogans without considering the real situation of the people, where by the ruling class insists people to eat balance diet while those people are poor and not employed.
e) Protest
In the poem protest is the other theme shown, whereby the persona protest against the slogan which insists people to eat balance diet while those people are poor and not employed.
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