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A 5 page paper which examines various elements in “Omeros” by Derek Walcott. The paper discusses aspects of suffering and oppression and imagery. No additional sources cited.
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times, but also an epic that addresses some ancient histories and events. As such it is surely an intriguing work that is perhaps unlike any other in modern day literature.
The following paper examines a few excerpts from this long epic as they involve elements or themes of suffering, oppression, and imagery or hallucination. Themes/Elements in Omeros The
first element or theme to be examined is that of suffering and oppression. In this excerpt we see how Walcott presents us with a look one aspect of the signing
of treaties, a reality that most of us know is clearly related to suffering and oppression, not to mention lies and deceit. He states the following: "Empires practiced their abstract
universals/ of deceit; treaties signed with a wink of a pens/ eye dipped in an inkhorn, but this was not Versailles./ with painted cherubs, but on the Dakota Plains./ She
had believed in the redemption of History,/ that the papers the Sioux had folded to their hearts/ would be kept like Gods word, that each signatory/ after all that suffering,
had blotted out their hates,/ and that peace would break out as widely as the moon" (Walcott 180). In this particular excerpt we are given the image of those
empires that have traditionally taken advantage of other cultures, cultures that are far more open about their societies and thus also people who are far more trusting than the empires.
The empires traditionally took advantage of such perspectives and preyed upon such people and in this excerpt we see the pain and suffering caused by such deceit and overpowering control.
We get the impression that these people still held on to hope and yet they had no other choice but to hope for they understood their power could not compete
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