These poems being written around the same era gave the readers the opportunity to closely compare and contrast the two kinds of violence at the time. External violence seems to be the central theme of Walcott’s poem, “A Far Cry From Africa” because of the foreign invasion to Africa from England, and Walcott was very hesitant in who to be loyal for, England the tongue he loves, or Africa his homeland. Nonetheless, in “Lady Lazarus,” Sylvia Plath concentrated more on the internal violence with herself and her life after committing suicide for a couple of times. Both writers excelled in using the theme of violence in their poems so that the readers get a full image of both characters in such violent and unique
These poems being written around the same era gave the readers the opportunity to closely compare and contrast the two kinds of violence at the time. External violence seems to be the central theme of Walcott’s poem, “A Far Cry From Africa” because of the foreign invasion to Africa from England, and Walcott was very hesitant in who to be loyal for, England the tongue he loves, or Africa his homeland. Nonetheless, in “Lady Lazarus,” Sylvia Plath concentrated more on the internal violence with herself and her life after committing suicide for a couple of times. Both writers excelled in using the theme of violence in their poems so that the readers get a full image of both characters in such violent and unique