Summary Of And How Are We Today By Carol Ann Duffy

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The truth Duffy reveals is often to show the inadequacies of our institutions. Duffy illustrates this in ‘And how are we today’. Duffy states “they are going to make it rain” Irony seeps through as one comes to a realisation that, people are behaving absurdly due to the way they are treated in an institution. Consequently,Duffy’s didactic message places blame firmly on these institutions. The underlying tone suggests it is these places where one loses one’s self completely. Moreover, violent behaviour occurs as patients who receive no attention, indulge into negative and horrific thoughts such as “take my eye out and swallow it”. This illustrates to the audience that the patients are ready to do almost anything; in order to gain any attention,

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