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John Montague - The cage
- The Cage
- Startling beginning
- The curse of
immigration
- "Traditional irish man" Drinking
to escape misery
- Sense of imprissonment
- "His face retained pallor"
unhealthy appearance
- "lost years in Brooklyn" regret
- 4th stanza. Father returns to Ireland, optimism that things were the
same again. " When he came back we walked again
- Relationship was never mended. "did
not smile in the shared complicity
- Often sees his father when he returns to the
subway " behind the bars of the small booth"
- metaphor for relationship as
it"s spent most of the time
underground
- "Odysseus returns Telemachus must
leave" comparing mythical tale to
himself and his father. left for college
- Enclosed space " The cage" fear of claustrophobia through our
minds. Likens place of work to a cage only released every evening
- Theme of hardship & suffering
- Memorable & moving poem
- Startling beginning
- Strong man to face his neighborhood with a smile everyday
- Cinematic quality. Snapshots in New York
- Sudden shifts in point of view are trademark of the poets work
- I feel sympathy for his Fathers incredibly
difficult life, filled with sorrow and despair
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