Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Mrs Darwin - Duffy
- NOTE: Charles Darwin published his theory
of evolution in 'On the Origin of Species by
Means of Natural Selection' in 1859.
Anmerkungen:
- The date of the poem is 1852.
- Duffy is making a political point.
The possibility that Mrs Darwin
came up with the idea, but didn't
get credited as she was a woman
in a time where female scientists
weren't respected.
- "reminds". Tech: Verb.
- Mrs Darwin sees a similariy between her husband and the chimpanzee they see at the zoo.
- "Him" and "Chimpanzee" are both capitalised.
- This could be to draw on the similarity
that Mrs Darwin states is present.
- Could also be a link to the theory of
evolution, as humans evolved from apes.
- "Him". Tech: Pronoun.
- Mrs Darwin doesn't refer to her
husband by name, which could be
deliberately disrespectful.