“Invention”
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/57913 “Invention,” by Tina Chang is a beautifully written poem that delves into the creation of earth and the death that follows. In the beginning of her poem Chang describes a dead animal she spots on the road in Taiwan. This, along with the cracked mussels, symbolizes the death that accompanied the invention of the earth. She describes these things she sees as she reflects back on a story her father once told her of God. This allows the reader to contemplate the simplicity of life and death on Earth. With the decay around her and the her thoughts of creation, it makes life seem very fragile. She ends with her going back to the dead animal in the road and thoughts of her father’s death. In this she finds that she still lives on, doing all of the things she usually does as an invention of this Earth.
5 Comments
Kylie O
12/5/2016 08:54:02 am
This is a great analysis! I love the discussion of the simplicity of life and death, which are usually over complicated by philosophers, theologians, and mere humans alike. I also like how it comes full circle with the girl coming back to the animal on the road. Great work!
Reply
Ibra Houissa
12/5/2016 10:44:59 am
I like how you discuss the fragility of life in this analysis. We don't realize how much death there is around us and how blessed we are with life and it is interesting to really consider how fragile life truly is. The author does an exceptional job of showing this through a specific story and you also do an extraordinary job breaking it down and also discussing the simplicity of both life and death.
Reply
Mahri Grant
12/6/2016 07:29:21 am
Nora, this is a really great analysis. I definitely agree with your take on it, and it helped me to understand the poem better. I look forward to reading more from you.
Reply
DJ from WV
12/9/2016 07:58:38 am
I think you have a great analysis! I like how you used your own interpretation and combined it with your analysis.
Reply
Emili
12/11/2016 10:09:22 am
I love your analysis! You analyzed the poem's meaning and deeper meaning of life and the simplicity of it when you focus on the life and death parts only. No matter what happens between birth and death, those are the two things everyone has in common.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWelcome to my blog! Hope you enjoy my notes on the poetry I read. Archives
March 2017
Categories |