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Ruth Padel is a British poet known for her works exploring various cultures and themes through travel. The poem "Learning to Make an Oud in Nazareth" describes a woman immersing herself in Hindu customs to prepare for her son's marriage to an Indian woman. The speaker, the woman's daughter, observes her mother's discomfort with the unfamiliar culture but admires her efforts. The poem was based on Padel's own brother's marriage to a rural Indian woman.
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- 3. The poem centres around a woman who goes to India and immerses herself in traditional Hindu customs to prepare for her son’s marriage to an Indian woman. Clearly the woman is a novice to India and foreign cultures. The speaker of a poem is a passive onlooker: the woman’s daughter, who appears to be a lot more versed in the culture of India and Hinduism than her mother. Throughout the poem she light-heartedly pokes fun at her mother’s discomfort and clueless behaviour, but admires her for partaking in this endeavour. The poem was actually based on the true event of Padel’s brother’s marriage to a woman in rural India, and thus is autobiographical. Padel addresses the poem to someone else, and the addressee was most likely her brother. Initial Thoughts and The Speaker
- 6. Language and Imagery The references to the Hindu faith and Indian customs allows the poem to immerse the reader in the woman’s journey. Phrases like “Cobra River” immediately conjure up images of danger and turmoil, and the physical struggle of crossing such a place mirror the emotional struggles faced by the woman on her journey. When places like “Orissa” are mentioned, it adds realism to what is being described, and the use of specific locations makes the speaker seem knowledgeable about India and its culture. On the other hand the inaccurate references to a “navy blue” Shiva (the god is meant to be portrayed as having light blue skin) show the woman’s lack of knowledge about Indian culture. The constant travelling that the woman does in the poem is also a representation of her own emotional journey in how her views of her son’s marriage has changed.
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