In this poem The Night of the Scorpion the poet depicts the selfless love of a mother who is stung by a scorpion. She suffers a lot because of the pain but still she is happy that the scorpion did not bite her children. The poet goes back to the night when his mother is bitten by a scorpion. By hearing this incident the villagers came into the poet’s house like swarms of flies to console the family.
They prayed to God countless times to immobilize the evil creature. The villagers with lights and lanterns started to search for the scorpion but in vain. They also spread a lot of superstitious observations. they felt as much as the scorpion moved the poison of the mother would spread but there was no trace of the scorpion, So they found it is necessary for the scorpion to stay still.
Some villagers are of the opinion that the pain she suffers reduces the sufferings of her next life. Another philosophical interpretation the villagers give is that the pain she suffers may purify her desires and ambition
Although the poet's father was sceptic he did all that
was told to him by others in order to relieve his wife
of the pain, this shows that human beings when they
are helpless they do anything told to them to relieve
others of their pain. The father even poured paraffin
on the toe and lit a match to stop the poison from
entering and the poet helplessly watched the flame.
After twenty hours the poison was brought down, and
all that the mother said was'thank god the scorpion
stung me not my children' suggesting the sacrifice that
a mother would do for the sake of her children.
They prayed to God countless times to immobilize the evil creature. The villagers with lights and lanterns started to search for the scorpion but in vain. They also spread a lot of superstitious observations. they felt as much as the scorpion moved the poison of the mother would spread but there was no trace of the scorpion, So they found it is necessary for the scorpion to stay still.
Some villagers are of the opinion that the pain she suffers reduces the sufferings of her next life. Another philosophical interpretation the villagers give is that the pain she suffers may purify her desires and ambition
Although the poet's father was sceptic he did all that
was told to him by others in order to relieve his wife
of the pain, this shows that human beings when they
are helpless they do anything told to them to relieve
others of their pain. The father even poured paraffin
on the toe and lit a match to stop the poison from
entering and the poet helplessly watched the flame.
After twenty hours the poison was brought down, and
all that the mother said was'thank god the scorpion
stung me not my children' suggesting the sacrifice that
a mother would do for the sake of her children.
