Death of a Rainforest by Cecil Rajendra

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DEATH OF A RAINFOREST by Cecil Rajendra i wrestle with a rhinoceros but no words will come i hear tall trees crashing wild birds screeching the buffalo stampeding but no words will come i hear sawmills buzzing cash registers clicking entrepreneurs yam-seng-ing but no words will come i hear of press conferences of petitions, of signatures of campaigns & lobbying but no words will come i hear the rain pounding into desolate places the widowed wind howling but no words will come the rhino is boxed and crated merbok & meranti are gone above, no monkeys swing from no overhead branches below, a pangolin stumbles around amputated trunks an orphaned butterfly surveys the wounded jungle yes, no words can fill this gash of malevolence but a terrible anger squats hugging its knees in silence An analysis of Death of a Rainforest by Cecil Rajendra. Humans disregard nature at own risk With reference to Death of a Rainforest by Cecil Rajendra, it is evident that humans tend to disregard nature at their own risk. Here, the persona is expressing the conflict between a human and an endangered species[pic] when he ( represented by the ‘ i ’) wrestles “ with a rhinoceros” indicating a struggle against a giant force which is heavy and horned. As a result of this conflict, he is faced with battles and challenges against nature. The persona refers to him/herself as the human who harms the ecosystem by means of development. Yet, he is struggling to get the authorities ( e.g. the government) to take steps to preserve the environment. He could be fighting with the rhino for territory, as in the case of humans encroaching into the habitats of animals. Nature is seen here to have met head-on by the keenness of [pic]the man to survive. As a result, [pic]the man feels as if he is the conqueror, [pic]the master of the

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