Night
of the Scorpion
----Nissim Ezekiel
summary:
“The Night of the Scorpion” is a
poem. It is written by Nissim Ezekiel.
This poem shows the close relationship shared between a family and the
village community.
On a rainy day, a scorpion entered the
speaker’s house at night. It stung his mother.
The innocent villagers surrounded her. They offered prayers. Some say that her previous sins are removed
by the bite of the scorpion. Some others
say that her spirit is purified by the poison.
The speaker’s father is a rationalist. He does
not believe in the superstitions of the village peasants. So, he makes all his efforts to rescue her.
He applies some powders, medicinal herbs and other mixtures.
After twenty hours, the mother is cured. She
thanks the God for the reason that the scorpion picked on her but spared her
children.
This shows the mother’s love towards her
children. Thus, the poem is a
celebration of a mother’s love for her children.
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NOOJILLA SRINIVAS
Lecturer in English
Govt. Degree College,
Alamuru, E.G.Dist.,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
noojillasrinivas@gmail.com
M: 7981862200
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