The Man with the Hoe

"Xia Ren" is a poem by American poet Edwin Markham inspired by Jean-François Miller's painting "L'hommeàlahoue" which is interpreted as a socialist against the farmer's dilemma. I will protest. [1] This poem originally appeared as a public poetry reading at the New Year's Eve party in 1898. In January 1899, the poem was announced to the examiner in San Francisco immediately after editing and heard in the same party. This poem was full of praise, so it was reprinted in other American newspapers. [2] Using the symbol of a worker who is leaning towards his gimmick, the burden of his work is heavy, but he can hardly take a break and can not get rewards, drawing most of the human labor There.

A man with a gimmick was called "the slogan of the next millennium battle" [3] and was translated into 37 languages ​​[4]. In 33 years, Markham earned about 250 thousand dollars. After publication, the content, form and word of this poem grasped the feelings and thoughts of people, attracted attention to social problems such as labor exploitation, and it helped to revitalize efforts of labor reform. [5] This poem also helped Markm's career. The poet became a popular speaker, his first poetry collection was published soon and made him an opportunity for contemporary American poets. [Five]

In 1899, Edwin Markham paid attention to Miller 's painting "Human and 1860 - 2 Tricks" - Drawing a lifetime by publishing a controversial poem by a San Francisco examiner with the same name. Impact of restless work. In this poem, Markham initially respected the French farmers' requests for migrant migrant workers and land reform in the United States. Markmum used his poem only as a difficult comment on the farm life, which had an explosive impact on the masses. For many people, the phrase "man with gimmicks" has a broader meaning and can be used as a cord of rural devastation and industrial confusion. Many discussions about poetry later appeared in the mass media; the Auckland Tribune even sponsored the "Shantou seminar" the same year.

"The Man of Shantou" has not been reprinted in the AFL publication, but in the eyes of Henry Nash Smith was "sensational fashion" at the turn of the century. In his words, this poem says "to adapt American farmers to oppressed cruel European farmers", but this agriculture reference reduces the appeal to urban workers and other trade unionists It does not seem. For example, this is the favorite poem by Eugene Debs, and he is "excited about humanitarian influence of depressed workers drawn." Samuel Gompers (1850-1924), the president of the American Labor Federation, was impressed with the dark images of people who commented on Shantou in the official report of the national AFL conference. In short, the person who is trying to trace is the opposite of the image of the partner. "There is no more terrible form", Markham's words, the concept of labor union leaders against exploited workers.

To call a man a hoe is not as heavy as calling a woman. There is still a society saying that even if a man is offended, he knocks on him and can sew it while playing oats according to his feelings. "We support this." People can pick it up, but as long as what he does does it does not necessarily affect his perception of the workplace or school. As a supporting woman, regardless of how wonderful she is in other aspects of life. Our value tends to decline, our choices are not seen as human beings do.