The poem, told from the perspective of an incarcerated dolphin, expresses the pain and danger of being a captive forced into enslavement. The dolphins are captured by the humans and are kept in a confined environment, where they have to perform tricks to satisfy the human greed. They are lamenting tRead more
The poem, told from the perspective of an incarcerated dolphin, expresses the pain and danger of being a captive forced into enslavement. The dolphins are captured by the humans and are kept in a confined environment, where they have to perform tricks to satisfy the human greed. They are lamenting their loss of freedom and are indignant at the fact that they have to perform mere tricks for the humans. The dolphins, animals of nature, are forced to obey the commands of the man and are being held against their free will.
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In the poem, told from the point of view of a dolphin, we come to know how dolphins have been trapped by human for their greed. The dolphins are taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live a miserable life in a man-made pool. Though the dolphins are in their element, water, they are notRead more
In the poem, told from the point of view of a dolphin, we come to know how dolphins have been trapped by human for their greed. The dolphins are taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live a miserable life in a man-made pool. Though the dolphins are in their element, water, they are not free to form their own thoughts. “There is a man and there are hoops.” The dolphins are forced into enslavement to perform tricks for humans; “there is a colored ball/ we have to balance till the man has disappeared.” Such cruelty is shown towards the dolphins in the poem.
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