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High Treason
This is a an analysis of the poem 'High Treason' by Jose Emilio Pacheco. This paper focuses on the various means that Pacheco has used to make his poem effective.
The poem 'High Treason' by Jose Emilio Pacheco is one that is unusually short, but at the same time, the message in this poem has been made very clear. The poet has not created a riddle or a mystery for the reader to unravel; rather he has been blatant about how he feels for his country. The poet uses language that is clear and, therefore his message in the poem cannot be misunderstood. It appears that the poet has deliberately used this language so that there is no clause of misunderstanding by the reader. By writing a poem without the usual metaphorical tangles and without the persistent and subtle puns Pacheco has created a verse that the normal person can understand.
Analysis:
In the first line of this poem, "I do not love my country," the reader might be misled to think that the poet is a traitor, but the proceeding lines clarify how the poet really...
He seems to be one who cares about his country deeply, and feels that he is not able to do much for it. He places the value of his country so high that he feels that he is not able to do enough for it, and so he feels that he is not fit to even be called a loyal citizen. Perhaps he has carried things a little too far by calling himself a traitor or deserter. One might easily say that the poet is taken up by the love that he has for his country to such an extent that he feels that he should something valuable for it. It is probably because the poet cannot do something of value for his country that he might have suffered from an inferiority complex.
In contrast to the inferiority complex that the poet may appear to have, there is also the possibility that he has deliberately portrayed his lack of ability to serve his country as treason. He may have done this so that everybody else might question himself or herself in the same context. In this way, the emotions of the reader may be aroused for his or her country.
The poet…
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