Social justice is displayed and not displayed in many parts of this world. With the many, extensive points of views with this topic it stirs up a lot of concern to the citizens and the people of this world. Some people don't endure the social justice they deserve, and that is the concern. There are 2 poems that graze the idea of social justice: one poem called “Protest” by: Ella Wheeler Wilcox represents the idea of social justice in today's world better; the other poem “I Am Broken By The Revolt Exploding Inside Of Me” by: Minal Hajratwala, focuses more on the ways to deal with social justice and making one's voice heard. When people read “Protest” they see how the author speaks of how social justice cannot be perfected, even in the most
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“I am Broken By The Revolt Exploding Inside Of Me” has some meaning of social justice to it. Readers will see how she talks about a rage built up inside a person. An interesting line to pull out of this poem is,”Your rage is heat from a magnifying glass, focused, bursting into flame.”(Hajratwala 8-9) This line represents the strength of rage built up inside of someone. Words like “heat from a magnifying glass” and “bursting into flame”, show just how powerful rage is. When readers think of heat from a magnifying glass, they may think of a beam with very hot energy. In the case of this poem, the rage is the very hot energy and it cannot be stopped. Furthermore, we see “rage” throughout the poem. Rage becomes a word that is repeated every line, with a forceful adjective. This really gets the point across that rage cannot be stopped. With this being said, readers may infer that this rage helps the cause for social justice. When there is rage within a community a voice is created, fighting for the rights of everyone. Compared to the first poem discussed, it is more about the voice for social justice. Meanwhile, the first poem we discussed showed us that social justice is every single person having equal rights. Even just one person not receiving the equal rights causes a un socially just
“I am Broken By The Revolt Exploding Inside Of Me” has some meaning of social justice to it. Readers will see how she talks about a rage built up inside a person. An interesting line to pull out of this poem is,”Your rage is heat from a magnifying glass, focused, bursting into flame.”(Hajratwala 8-9) This line represents the strength of rage built up inside of someone. Words like “heat from a magnifying glass” and “bursting into flame”, show just how powerful rage is. When readers think of heat from a magnifying glass, they may think of a beam with very hot energy. In the case of this poem, the rage is the very hot energy and it cannot be stopped. Furthermore, we see “rage” throughout the poem. Rage becomes a word that is repeated every line, with a forceful adjective. This really gets the point across that rage cannot be stopped. With this being said, readers may infer that this rage helps the cause for social justice. When there is rage within a community a voice is created, fighting for the rights of everyone. Compared to the first poem discussed, it is more about the voice for social justice. Meanwhile, the first poem we discussed showed us that social justice is every single person having equal rights. Even just one person not receiving the equal rights causes a un socially just