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Friday, July 17, 2009

The Loner is basically about a boy who was isolated by his peers and then him leaving at the end of the poem. I feel very sad for the Loner as being alone is something that many people fear. I think that the Loner is a rather "complicated" boy. In the poem, it was mentioned that the Loner goes to the playground but he never plays. He was probably shy or was anti-social, yet at the same time, he longed to play with the other children but "neither he nor we will yield". That quote probably meant that both he and the other children had an ongoing battle as to who will decide to join each other first. Both sides did not show any initiative though. At the end, the Loner moved to another place. He might have wanted to start life afresh in a new school and place where he will be able to make friends, where there was a chance for him.


I feel that the other children are rather mean, especially to the Loner. In the third stanza, they passed the loner in groups, low talking. They were probably making fun of the Loner. The Loner had been so bored at the playground that he "smacked his hands against the brick" and "other boredom-beating tricks". Someone must have had noticed him doing that. And yet, nobody offered to let him join in the fun. Instead, they treated the loner as if he was non-existent. All the other children have formed cliques but the Loner is always by himself. The children should have spared a thought for his feelings. In the third stanza, "we pass him by and never speak", shows how the other children brazenly ignored him. From these points, I conclude that the other children are mean and unkind. It also shows that there are always loners whom others ignore, in the playground, in anywhere around the world.



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