Sunday, 10 February 2013

THE RIVER SYNOPSIS,THEMES,MORAL VALUE


THE RIVER


SYNOPSIS
      THE RIVER IS ABOUT THE MANY FACES OF A RIVER.  THE RIVER IS A WANDERER WHERE HE MOVES ALL OVER THE PLACE.  HE DOES NOT SIT STILL AND IS ALWAYS IN MOTION.  HE IS ALSO A WINDER WHERE HE TWISTS AND TURNS.  HE MEANDERS.  HE IS ALSO A HOARDER WHERE HE KEEPS THINGS DEEP DOWN IN HIS RIVER BED. SOMETIMES, HE IS A BABY WHEN HE IS HAPPILY FLOWING ALONG. AT TIMES, HE IS A SINGER AS SEEN THROUGH THE HAPPY SOUNDS OF THE WATER.  FINALLY, HE IS ALSO A MONSTER AND CAN DEVOUR TREES (MOST PROBABLY REFERRING TO A FLOOD).

THEMES

THE RIVER IS SOURCE OF LIFE

                  THE RIVER IS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE IN NATURE.LIVING THINGS ARE DEPENDENTS ON THE RIVER AS A SOURCE OF LIFE.THE RIVER IS ECOSYSTEM WITH “LITTLE TREASURES” THAT SUSTAINS LIVING THING.WATER FROM THE RIVER CAN QUENCH THE THIRST OF ANIMAL, AND FARMERS CAN USE THE WATER TO IRRIGATE THEIR FARMS.WHEN FLOODS HAPPEN, THE RIVERS ENRICH THE BANKS WHICH WILL MAKE THE SOIL SUITABLE FOR FARMING


NATURAL DISASTER ARE BEYOND MAN’S CONTROL
          RIVER CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE AS SEEN IN THE LAST STANZA OF THE POEM.DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER, RIVER CAN CAUSE FLOODING WHICH RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF HOMES AND LIVE IN SERIOUS SITUATIONS.HOWEVER, THESE NATURAL DISASTER ARE BEYOND MAN’ CONTROL.THESE FORCES OF NATURE HELP US TO REALISE THAT HUMAN BEING ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING


MORAL VALUES

LOVE THE RIVERS
                          THE RIVER IS A SOURCE OF LIFE.ALL LIVING THINGS NEED THE WATER FROM THE RIVER TO SURVIVE .THEREFORE , WE MUST NOT POLLUTE OUR RIVERS WITH RUBBISH AND WASTE PRODUCTS.

PRESERVE THE RIVERS.
                         RIVERS OCCUR NATURALLY.THEY CANNOT BE REPLACED WHEN DESTROYED.OVER-DEVELOPMENT AND WATER POLLUTION CAN DESTROY THE RIVERS.HENCE, CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO PRESERVE THE RIVERS.

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