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Critical Analysis A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: In this poem, the poet describes the scene after the atomic explosion of Hiroshima very vividly. The fact that it is written in the first person makes the account seem both immediate and authentic. What is most significant is how the people of the town… Continue reading Critical Analysis, Central Idea and Theme of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022

A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945, is a poem about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (on 6th August 1945) and Nagasaki (on 9th August 1945), the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. That makes it an anti-war poem. This poem was published in 1990 in the first issue of Volume… Continue reading Line by Line Summary and Explanation of A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945: 2022

Critical Analysis: On the surface a children’s poem, But at its heart The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth is a well spun tale of friendship, kindness, betrayal and subsequent estrangement. Rewriting the moralistic tale of not trusting those who are untrustworthy, from the Panchatantra, Seth presents this story in a poetic form with a… Continue reading Analysis of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth

About the poet: Conceived on  June 20, 1952 , Vikram Seth is a well known Indian writer, author, travel essayist, librettist, kids’ author, biographer and memoirist. His dad, Prem Seth, was a shoe organization official and his mom, Laila Seth, served as a judge. Conceived in Kolkata, Vikram Seth’s youth was spent in the town of… Continue reading Summary of The Crocodile and the Monkey by Vikram Seth