Catholic Mother by Eunice de Souza(commentary)

This poem is a satirical take on the two institutions namely the church and family.It is based around a father named Francis X D'Souza who is entitled as "father of the year".Irony lies in the fact that the title is "Catholic Mother" but the role of the catholic mother is negligible in the poem.This poem shows how the role of women is taken for granted and overshadowed by the male dominated society.The person addressed as the father of the year is actually given this title because he has fathered seven children in seven years,and such a count is recognized by that society as a sign of prowess.Whereas the mother's effort is unrecognized by the society.what appears glorious and the cause of celebration is ironically a form of criticism of governmental family planning policies.This father in the name of religion opposes the family planning policy implied in India,he believed "India will suffer for her wicked ways".Two other members of the church-Parish priest and mother superior is seen supporting him but his wife is seen remaining silent,as if she didn't have the right to speak her mind out. Eunice D'SOUZA combines both irony and satire to highlight the pressures under which women in different social situations are compelled to follow settled norms that make their lives so difficult for them.

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  1. Deepak Choudhary16 September 2017 at 07:27

    nice i like it

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  2. Bhupasmita Das18 September 2017 at 09:02

    Thank you so much Sir

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  3. Unknown23 May 2018 at 12:16

    Good one.. I liked it.. you nailed it . ..

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  4. Unknown17 November 2018 at 04:16

    Wow amazing explanation

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  5. Bhargav12 December 2018 at 09:30

    Simple and comprehensive 😍

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  6. Unique Notes3 January 2019 at 00:05

    Moja

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  7. Unknown3 January 2019 at 18:21

    Its vry helpful for me..cz i hv my exam in 9am today....n never understand the poem in clss....bt now i understand....so I'm rdy for my exm🤟 thnk you

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  8. Unknown3 January 2019 at 18:22

    Short but helpfull👍

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  9. Unknown7 March 2019 at 04:51

    Thanks for the short explanation

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  10. Unknown31 December 2019 at 19:45

    It has became so helpful for me. I have my exam tomorrow and I really dint understand this poem. But now I've understood so well. Thank you so much for the help.

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  11. Unknown2 January 2020 at 17:46

    তামাম।।মজা।।mojja

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