roadside stand
The stand was put up as an extension of a house, by the highway. The road was busy with cars and
other vehicles moving here and there. The shed was built to display items on sale
and the owner expected the passing vehicles to stop by and buy the things or at
least have a look at them.
sellers were not men of self respect
The sellers did not demand charities. They did not seek any favour or piece of bread from
the city people but wanted some money because the flow of money helps everyone
to use it and benefit from it. Just like the money with the city people helps them lead
a better life, similarly, if it will flow from their pockets into the pockets of the shed
owner, it will benefit his life too.
cars never notice stands and often complaint
The cars that pass by are sparkling but they never notice the shed. They are thinking
of their destination only. If by chance they do stop at the shed, they just complain
that the shabby paint of the huts and sheds there has spoiled the beauty of the
landscape. as the people living in these sheds are poor their surroundings are not
well-maintained even the signboards indicating directions of north and south are
pointing towards the wrong directions.
poor folk offer for sale
The poor people offered wild berries, golden squash fruit with silver coloured marks on it,
kept in wooden baskets.however, the city men were not fascinated. They looked down
upon and feel low in buying these goodies from them. It looks like their wealth
has, made them blind as they are unable to go down their status to buy such
things.
promises
these people who have opened the shed are keeping faith in a promise which was
never done to them. Here, the promise is their expectation that the cars passing by
will stop at the shed and buy some stuff from them. They have built this shed far
from the city and they expect that the city people will flow some money out of their
pockets into the hands of the shed owner. The shed owner wants to feel the money
on his hands. Just like they see in pictures that the one who works hard achieves
quick success and money, they have laid their trust on these ideas and expect to get
some money. Frost adds that the political party in power has stopped the flow of
cash from the city dwellers to the rural people.
spreading news
It is in news that soon all these sheds and huts will be bought by the government
and these people will be relocated to the villages. Near their houses there will be
movie theatre and grocery store. They will be so happy there that they will not worry
about their future.
greedy good doers
The so called good doers and greedy people exploit them. Some people who
pretend to be generous are even worse than flesh-eating wild animals. These
greedy people want to mint money by befooling the innocent rural people. The
people who consider them as well-wishers will use them for their own hidden
motives and no one bothers to take their consent. The rich people and politicians
are described as greedy good-doers and beneficient beasts. These selfish people
tell to the poor that now they can relax but in reality, they themselves sleep all day
long.
HOPE AND WHY DO CARS STOP?
The people who run this roadside stand hope that some car will stop there. They
keep their windows open so that some customer may oblige them. But some come
only to back or turn around the car or to ask the way where it is bound. At times a car
would stop only to enquire what the prices of the things are and Sometimes, a stray
traveler would stop to ask for a gallon of fuel. With each car passing hope also
passes by.
poet’s expression
The poet will feel greatly relieved if all their pains and troubles are removed at one
stroke. ACCORDING TO him Death is far better than their miserable living. He
holds a sympathetic attitude toward them.The plight of the poor puts the poet out of ease.
quotes-
as long as poverty, injustice and onequality exists in our society, no one can truly
rest.
equal distribution of wealth is as important as it’s creation.
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