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    The six people in the story denotes different discriminatory attitudes prevalent in the society. The first white woman had racial prejudice against the black man and vice versa. The poor man and the rich man had class prejudice against each other. The last man wanted himself to survive, not caring aRead more

    The six people in the story denotes different discriminatory attitudes prevalent in the society. The first white woman had racial prejudice against the black man and vice versa. The poor man and the rich man had class prejudice against each other. The last man wanted himself to survive, not caring about others and the second man had different notions for people following different religion.

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    The poem, The Cold Within, is written in the background of the American Civil Rights Movement. Read summary of The Cold Within

    The poem, The Cold Within, is written in the background of the American Civil Rights Movement.

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    James Patrick, through his poem, the thematizes our lack of feelings others because of our discriminatory attitudes. They are so caught up in the social prejudices that they even succumb to their deaths lest should the other person feel warmth because of them. Read summary of The Cold Within

    James Patrick, through his poem, the thematizes our lack of feelings others because of our discriminatory attitudes. They are so caught up in the social prejudices that they even succumb to their deaths lest should the other person feel warmth because of them.

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    The title of the poem is aptly justified with the contents of the poem. The poem truly shows the lack of warmth and compassion in the six people and that they are the victims of discrimination against class, race, gender and so on. They didn’t die due to the cold outside but succumbed due to the colRead more

    The title of the poem is aptly justified with the contents of the poem. The poem truly shows the lack of warmth and compassion in the six people and that they are the victims of discrimination against class, race, gender and so on. They didn’t die due to the cold outside but succumbed due to the cold within their hearts.

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    None of the characters shared their wood as they will were victims of class, race and other discrimination against one another. This prejudice and discrimination ended up limiting their chances of survival. Read summary of The Cold Within

    None of the characters shared their wood as they will were victims of class, race and other discrimination against one another. This prejudice and discrimination ended up limiting their chances of survival.

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    The third person held his stick of wood back as he noticed a rich man in the group. Being a poor man himself and a victim of racial prejudice, he held his wood back. Read summary of The Cold Within

    The third person held his stick of wood back as he noticed a rich man in the group. Being a poor man himself and a victim of racial prejudice, he held his wood back.

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    The poem, The Cold Within, is written in the background of the American Civil Rights Movement. Read summary of The Cold Within

    The poem, The Cold Within, is written in the background of the American Civil Rights Movement.

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    The word ‘forlorn’ stands for lonely and hopeless. By saying ‘forlorn group’, the poet wanted to show how lonely a group of six people are together just because of their discriminatory feelings inside their hearts. Read summary of The Cold Within

    The word ‘forlorn’ stands for lonely and hopeless. By saying ‘forlorn group’, the poet wanted to show how lonely a group of six people are together just because of their discriminatory feelings inside their hearts.

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    The cold within refers to the coldness and lack of compassion in humans. It was present in their hearts. Read summary of The Cold Within

    The cold within refers to the coldness and lack of compassion in humans. It was present in their hearts.

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    None of the characters in the poem shared their wood with each other because of their hatred and prejudice against one another. Read summary of The Cold Within

    None of the characters in the poem shared their wood with each other because of their hatred and prejudice against one another.

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