The Song of Becoming by Fadwa Tuqan was about an effect that occurred during the Palestine and Israeli Conflict. Thousands of life had changed especially those of the children.
In my first reading, images of boys flying their kites pop out my mind. It feels like watching a movie based on a war where children are also featured. The poem was basically about how a war like the conflict between Palestine and Israel could change lives especially those of the children. The children should be playing and have memories of even not a perfect but a happy childhood at least. But what happened, at the height of the conflict children are forced to leave their toys and suddenly grow into a grown-up which should have waited a little later. They are forced to face the sad reality that a child should not be facing. They are forced to end what could have been a fruitful and happy life.
The poem was a slap to the faces of those who are in the authority. They proclaim war without even considering the situations of these children. They are only children for crying out loud. Can't they have at least take that into consideration.
In my first reading, images of boys flying their kites pop out my mind. It feels like watching a movie based on a war where children are also featured. The poem was basically about how a war like the conflict between Palestine and Israel could change lives especially those of the children. The children should be playing and have memories of even not a perfect but a happy childhood at least. But what happened, at the height of the conflict children are forced to leave their toys and suddenly grow into a grown-up which should have waited a little later. They are forced to face the sad reality that a child should not be facing. They are forced to end what could have been a fruitful and happy life.
The poem was a slap to the faces of those who are in the authority. They proclaim war without even considering the situations of these children. They are only children for crying out loud. Can't they have at least take that into consideration.
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