Question

From the poem provide evidence for the following:

Stages	Evidence (lines from the poem)
the attempts by the peasants to help alleviate the mother’s pain.

Answer 1

Stages	Evidence (lines from the poem)
the attempts by the peasants to help alleviate the mother’s pain.	“May he sit still, they said, May the sins of your previous birth be burned away tonight, they said. May your suffering decrease the misfortunes of your next birth, they said. May the sum of all evil balanced in the unreal world against the sum of good. become diminished by your pain. May the poison purify your flesh of desire, and your spirit of ambition” “and they sat around on the floor with my mother in the centre, the peace of understanding on each face”