The poem "Refugee Mother and Child" by Chinua Achebe deals with the sadness of death.
The poem "Refugee Mother and Child" by Chinua Achebe deals with the sadness of death. The author conveys this theme by creating a tragic atmosphere through the introduction of shocking images and strong words. Chinua achebe is one of the most important African poet 'For a son she soon would have to forget'. This foreshadows the idea that her son is dying, and she would have to forget him The poet describes a mother and her child in a refugee camp , 'Blown empty bellies' shows that the camp is suffering from starvation diseases and death, most mothers are to weak to take care of their children “Madonna and child “ this is a clear reference to virgin mary with the christ child No Madonna and Child could touch that picture...', relates to the idea of Mary and her child, Jesus. The picture images - the ideal image of motherhood. The picture of a mother with her new born child. The air was heavy with odors of diarrhea : Vocab refugee some one forced to leave their country Madonna a name for a virgin marry (mother of jesses) odors smells ceased stopped ghost smile : shows how fake is the smile because of her sadness hair left on his skull :shows how sick the boy is 7 The symbol for death singing her eyes: the mother is trying to avoid sadness while she watches her son dying remembering the happy memories she spent with her son Chinua Achebe’s