Title - The Deliverer

Cards (5)

  • 'The Deliverer' could reference the action of physically delivering a child from one place to another - The poem depicts the transfer of an abandoned child from a dire situation in Kerala to a new life in the USA
  • 'The Deliverer' could biblically reference Moses, who delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (Moses is seen as a saviour, leading his people to freedom and a new life - This could parallel the child's delivery from Kerala to a better life in the USA
  • 'The Deliverer' could also suggest a delivery of a baby, symbolising the importance of Biological Feminine Reproduction
  • 'The Deliverer' carries an ironic undertone, whilst the act of delivering the child to a new life is celebrated, it implicitly critiques the conditions that necessitate such a rescue - The systemic issues of gender discrimination and the devaluation of female life are not solved by individual acts of deliverance
  • 'The Deliverer' lacks a personal tone due to the determiner 'The' instead of 'Their', demonstrating the lack of motherhood the children experience after abandonment