... a poem that deals with abortion. The mother, who is the speaker, is not, in fact, Gwendolyn Brooks. She is a woman who, as the text indicates, has had several abortions. The speaker is telling everyone this in order to elicit a response from the readers. The response that she ... an emotion that is hard to express in words, and for someone to say over and over again that she loved her kids she must have meant it. Works Cited Brooks, Gwendolyn. "The Mother." Reading Literature AND Writing Argument Ed. Missy James Alan P. Merickel. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002. 435...

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The mother Abortion. One of today's greatest controversies is all summed up in one poem. "The mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks, is about abortion and emotions that the mother feels by making such a decision. The mother feels content and little regret about the abortion. Hell, one should feel so lucky to. ... you, though faintly, and I loved, I loved you/ All." Abortion. What a powerful topic. It's obvious that it's not an easy topic to handle if one would choose to give an abortion. Gwendolyn Brooks obviously knew of how abortions affected one's mind even way back in the 1940's. The mother in her...

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... poems, at first. I decided to choose three out of the poems we discussed in class. The three poems I selected were "Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen, "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks and "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden. These poems relate to myself, my father and my children, three things that are very important to me. "Dulce et Decorum est" by ... . Abortion, have you ever had one? I've been asked that question several times. When I answer I never think about the children I killed. The next poem that I choose was "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks. This poem gave me a new ins...

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... just that you never giggled or planned or cried. Believe me, I loved you all. Believe me, I knew you, though faintly, and I loved, I loved you All. Analysis of The Mother By Gwendolyn Brooks "The Mother". I found this poem to be intriguing because the speaker begins by saying "Abortions will not let you forget", and then go on questioning the aborted life. Theses are ... ...

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