Summary Of Woodchucks By Maxine Kumin

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From German to Nazi In her poem “Woodchucks”, author Maxine Kumin tells a story of a woodchuck and an average person turned killer. She speaks about how one’s humanity can be easily lost and turned into violence. She compares this to the transformation of Germans to Nazis. She displays that hatred such as the speaker experienced can lead to a loss in humanity and dramatic change in behavior. The speaker in the poem was a pacifist who was corrupted and now is reflecting on their actions. They became a merciless killer and enjoyed killing. It all starts when the speaker tries to solve a woodchuck infestation with a gas trap. This does not work, and they soon come back. Kumin then describes the damage that they do to the vegetable patch and there

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