Summary of one who goes away by sujatha bhatt?

Answer 1

"Muliebrity" was derived from the latin word 'muliebritas' (womanhood) and mulier (woman), so the name suggests that it is about womanhood and the qualities of a woman. In Muliebrity we are looking at a girl living in rural India. Sujata Bhatt herself is obviously from India. The poem was written around the early 1960's in Pune near Mumbai, India. Connotations of the word Muliebrity can be seen in lines 15 and 16 of the poem through the words 'greatness' and 'power'. In the poem we see the monotonous lifestyle of the village girl, and how she takes immense pride in performing her job. Cow dung mixed with straw is used as a fuel in rural areas. The cow dung gives them the energy needed to cook food showing the importance of the task. In the third line of the poem Sujata bhatt is hinting at the fact that how she was blessed to have a house like she did.(Really??)She tells us that the girl would be there at the side of the road in the heat performing her task dutifully. Lines five and six tell us how she has wondered over the girl who seemed so content with a job that would seem repungant to everybody else.(collecting cow dung)This reflects on the ability of a woman to perform unending tasks to sustain her family-irrespective of her own status. The odours in the poem obviously play a very important part in the structure of the poem. They(odours) hint at what a woman can withstand. All of the smells hold negative connotations except for 'wet canna lilies' which smell kind of bittersweet and for the 'freshly washed clothes'. The odours also indicate towards the challenges facing the village girl in case she wishes to change her life. They also signify the dangers of gossip which should arise in the village which would lead to harsh judgement.

And that's just about it ...I'm studying the poem myself and stumbled across your question! Hope i could help

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Answer 2

'One Who Goes Away' is about a perpetual traveler. The traveler feels out of place leaving, but is a part of the process of continual change.