“Naming Myself”

Barbara King Solver was born in Kentucky in 1955. As a hybrid, Kingsolver's works always include episodes from mixed-family families as well as many mother tongues and images of Kentucky. The poem "Name Yourself" was published in her poetry "Another America: Otra America" ​​in 1992. This is a story poem that tells stories about her surname. Kingsolver first tells us how to protect her name and please let us know how important her name is to her. The story is her grandfather in Virginia when people owned slaves. But he fell in love with indigenous women. He steered the horse and ran to see the lover. This act lost his family name, so Kingsolver now has this name. Finally, Kingsolver "tells us that she will not change her name" because the name will be uncomfortable there. " I admire Kingsolver's grandfather very much. Today 's behavior seems to be normal (well, not completely ordinary, this is still a very big decision), but at that time this behavior was amazing. This gives questions to me: How many people can do for their lover? I think "stealing a horse on a mountain of smoke" is the most courageous and romantic thing people can do.

Named himself in the poem of Kingsolver, the talker tells his father and his surname. He explained how his grandfather came from Virginia during his trip to abandon his slavery and his life. The narrator 's grandfather stole the horse and ran away the marriage of a native American woman. His grandfather has created a new name and new identity for himself, but the talker knows how the native American of their legacy was buried, and the newly discovered part of their identity they want to discover I explained. He explained that even though he wanted to get rid of his current name, his ancestor part would always be a part of him.

"Naming yourself" is usually an autobiographical poem. By using the theme of identity, this poem is not a meaningless title, but about the name of a person, which leads to ancestors of people. It defines who you are. She used the feminist's secondary theme and national pride in poetry to infer herself that she returned to her name and "protected" her name. The theme of feminism is reflected in the fact that she inquired about the actions of women who replaced their surname with their spouse and their name. Kingsolver in the poem uses the image "Pepper, Fiery Autumn" to provide the reader with a vivid environment. "Fall of fire" also symbolizes passion

The name "Myself" is an autobiographical poem by Kingsolver's self-esteem against his name, which is why she decided to hold her name when she got married. Why do you think that Barbara King Solver is proud of her name? What does the person's name first define? By using the theme of identity, this poem is not a meaningless title, but about the name of a person, which leads to ancestors of people. It defines who you are. She questioned women's behavior to replace surnames with spouses using a secondary theme of feminism and national pride and urged them to retain their names. King Solver used analogy to explain how she protected her name violently. She compares this comparison with one of my ethnic cultural practices (national pride, because she is a quarter) and explained why he thought his name was important. She uses the image of "Pepper, Fiery Autumn" to provide the reader with a vivid environment.