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University of the Witwatersrand 2013 SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY University of the Witwatersrand 2013 SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY Write a comparative essay in which you provide a close critical analysis of Lisa Combrinck ‘To the Reader and Eva Bezwoda’s ‘A Woman’s Hands’. You should discuss each poet’s treatment of themes relating to womanhood and the desire for freedom. Considering relevant contextual issues as and read where appropriate. University of the Witwatersrand WISEMAN SHABALALA 722901 ENGL1003 Write a comparative essay in which you provide a close critical analysis of Lisa Combrinck ‘To the Reader and Eva Bezwoda’s ‘A Woman’s Hands’. You should discuss each poet’s treatment of themes relating to womanhood and the desire for†¦show more content†¦In Eva’s poem one could suggest that the idea of freedom connects with Lisa’s idea based on the fact that she wants to extricate herself from the status quo of womanhood in her society completely. She argues against the traditional role of a woman in the apartheid regime and has a strong desire to free herself from all types of bondage and obligation even those related to spiritualty (lines 6 and 7). The use of free verse, when paying attention to the poetic devices used in these poems, works as a tool that displays rebellion and the desire for freedom. In Lisa‘s poem she makes it clear that freedom cannot be achieved without the realisation of the woman’s value and that the struggle will indefinitely continue unless people spare some time to love. The idea of erotic love can also be included in the idea of people loving one another because, according to ‘To the Reader’ in ( lines 11 -12) in this activity a sense of freedom is realised and expressed. 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