Marginalized Voiced in the Poems “Speak” and “Africa, Come Back” by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Abstract

The marginalized sections or the marginalized people have been ignored since long in the history of mankind, be it socially, culturally, religiously or in the works of literature. They have been considered not worth discussing, speaking or being discussed about. Their ways of life, likes and dislikes have been ignored. Along with women, there are many other castes and classes of society that have been ignored or marginalized. Women have been doubly marginalized as compared to the men belonging to the marginalized sections. In the India, the situation had been grim as compared to the other parts of the world. The social system prevailing here makes it tough for the marginalized sections to come up and speak up for their rights. The poems “Speak” and “Africa, Come Back” by Faiz Ahmed Faiz talk about voicing the silenced and revolutionizing against the tyranny. The paper discusses the two poems being analyzed from the point of view of voicing the marginalized.