Summary: Isolation In The Suburbs

Isolation in the Suburbs The Suburbs by Kenneth Sherman is a 1997 edition poem published by Mosaic Press under the collection called ‘Clusters; Kenneth Sherman is a veteran Canadian poet with multiple contributions to the Canadian literature since 1972. Coming from a humble background Sherman has witnessed the everyday struggles of survival, which is invariably evident in his writing. The unfortunate experiences his family went through during the holocaust left a deep impact on Sherman’s believes and attitude. His core style of writing is based on the extraction of reality from illusionary world and thereby differentiating between morality and immorality. With a writing style that lacks regular meter or rhyme, Sherman’s mature and free verse style of poetry is successful in grabbing the reader’s attention to an existent yet the unnoticed dark –reality. Based on his own experience of living in the suburbs, this poem is an attempt of Sherman to determine how isolated the people are who dwell in this part of the city. The first few lines of the poem describe the unattractive scenery and the emptiness felt by the residents of the suburbs. Looking for an escape from the unnoticed and unproductive suburb lifestyle that is full of drama and regrets, in the next few lines, the poet wishes for prosperity for those who are leading such …show more content…
Door acts like a barrier to people that lives in the suburbs, “it is true. There are painful regrets behind each door, days we would rather forget” (4) the author uses a door as a symbol for barrier because not everyone is aware of what is happening behind those doors and it is kept very secretly. Moreover, this does not gives chance to neighbors to communicate with others around them and this makes the suburbs feel even more isolated place to live. The suburbs are isolated and have much marginalized from the cities. This furthermore, limits their opportunities and