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    The artificial world of the dolphins is neither homely nor friendly for them. They are trapped within the limits of a man-made pool and are denied of their freedom. The sun and the moon are replaced by a “colored ball” on which they learn to balance and perform tricks “till the man has disappeared.”Read more

    The artificial world of the dolphins is neither homely nor friendly for them. They are trapped within the limits of a man-made pool and are denied of their freedom. The sun and the moon are replaced by a “colored ball” on which they learn to balance and perform tricks “till the man has disappeared.” The artificial pool do not feel like their home and they are unable to get accustomed to the rhythms of the water.

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    The play of the contrast is important in the poem, “The Dolphins”, in order to show the sufferings the dolphins are facing under the control of humans. The poem starts with the dolphin saying how happy they all are when they are in their element but this time, despite being in their element-water, tRead more

    The play of the contrast is important in the poem, “The Dolphins”, in order to show the sufferings the dolphins are facing under the control of humans. The poem starts with the dolphin saying how happy they all are when they are in their element but this time, despite being in their element-water, they are not happy. The dolphins are trapped in a man-made pool. The poem then proceeds in a series of flashbacks with comparison to the present times. The dolphin reminisce the times when all of them were out under the sun on the ocean and swimming to their heart’s content. But in the present time, the dolphins are confined to the limits of the pool and a man who is controlling them. These contrasts highlight the plight of the dolphins that are exploited by the humans for their own greed.

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    The speaker of the poem is one of the dolphins in a water show. The dolphin is anthropomorphized to reflect its own emotions and feelings. The dolphin speaks collectively while expressing the grief and sorrow. On behalf of all the other dolphins present there, the speaker talks about their shared grRead more

    The speaker of the poem is one of the dolphins in a water show. The dolphin is anthropomorphized to reflect its own emotions and feelings.

    The dolphin speaks collectively while expressing the grief and sorrow. On behalf of all the other dolphins present there, the speaker talks about their shared grief over their loss of freedom and how they have accepted their fate in this man-made pool, performing tricks for the man.

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    The poet, Carol Ann Duffy is sympathetic to the animals who are forced into enslavement. The dolphins are captured and taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in a confined space. Instead of regaining their freedom, the dolphins are ordered to perform tricks for humans. The poet antRead more

    The poet, Carol Ann Duffy is sympathetic to the animals who are forced into enslavement. The dolphins are captured and taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in a confined space. Instead of regaining their freedom, the dolphins are ordered to perform tricks for humans. The poet anthropomorphizes the dolphins so that we can share an empathy with them. The treatment meted out to animals by humans is downright cruel and the poet aims to spread the message that we should be protecting the animals instead of using them for our own greed.

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    We learn from the dolphins how cruel it is to trap other living beings for our own monetary greed. The dolphins like all other animals have their own right to freedom. Instead of protecting them, humans capture them and force them into enslavement. They are deprived of their freedom and their naturaRead more

    We learn from the dolphins how cruel it is to trap other living beings for our own monetary greed. The dolphins like all other animals have their own right to freedom. Instead of protecting them, humans capture them and force them into enslavement. They are deprived of their freedom and their natural habitat. We learn that animals should be treated with love and care and not use them to satisfy our greed.

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    The line “constant flowing guilt” in the poem can denote a lot of things. It might denote the fact that the poet is guilty of how humans treat the animals. Being an animal lover herself, she is depicting such cruelty meted out to the dolphins. This line can also mean that the humans carrying out sucRead more

    The line “constant flowing guilt” in the poem can denote a lot of things. It might denote the fact that the poet is guilty of how humans treat the animals. Being an animal lover herself, she is depicting such cruelty meted out to the dolphins. This line can also mean that the humans carrying out such heinous activities against the animals are guilty within their heart of hearts but are doing so to satisfy their monetary greed.

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    The dolphins are unhappy in the pool as that’s not their home. They are born in the seas which is their home. They are not used to the artificial pool, despite being in their element-water. They travel “the same space” for days, yearning to go back to their home under the sun and the moon. Read summRead more

    The dolphins are unhappy in the pool as that’s not their home. They are born in the seas which is their home. They are not used to the artificial pool, despite being in their element-water. They travel “the same space” for days, yearning to go back to their home under the sun and the moon.

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    The dolphins in the poem symbolize oppression and lack of freedom. Freedom is every person and animal’s basic right. They should be free in their own will in the world. By capturing the dolphins and taking them away from their natural habitat and forcing them to live under the control of a man showsRead more

    The dolphins in the poem symbolize oppression and lack of freedom. Freedom is every person and animal’s basic right. They should be free in their own will in the world. By capturing the dolphins and taking them away from their natural habitat and forcing them to live under the control of a man shows how oppression against the weak works. The dolphins are unable to put up a fight against the humans and hence, they are being controlled by the humans. Despite being kept in their element, the dolphins are not happy; “We are in our element but we are not free.” By being denied of freedom, no one can be happy and neither are the dolphins happy. They keep on reminiscing the times when they were free under the sun and the moon.

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    We get to know that the dolphins are unhappy through the lines “We were blessed and now we are not blessed.” The dolphins reminisce about the times spent out on the vast sea under the sun where they were free to swim. But in the present times, they are being forced to live under the commands of a maRead more

    We get to know that the dolphins are unhappy through the lines “We were blessed and now we are not blessed.” The dolphins reminisce about the times spent out on the vast sea under the sun where they were free to swim. But in the present times, they are being forced to live under the commands of a man; “There is a colored ball/ we have to balance till the man has disappeared.” They are sad as they can no longer swim in their natural habitat but are confined to “the limits of the pool.” Instead of the moon, they are endured to see a colored ball on which they have to balance and perform tricks. The dolphins are sad to leave their home and their freedom.

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    The poet wants to spread the message through the dolphins how cruel it is to trap other living beings for our own monetary greed. The dolphins like all other animals have their own right to freedom. Instead of protecting them, humans capture them and force them into enslavement. They are deprived ofRead more

    The poet wants to spread the message through the dolphins how cruel it is to trap other living beings for our own monetary greed. The dolphins like all other animals have their own right to freedom. Instead of protecting them, humans capture them and force them into enslavement. They are deprived of their freedom and their natural habitat. We learn that animals should be treated with love and care and not use them to satisfy our greed.

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