Analyzing Rankine's Poem Comparison

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This phrase could be compared with that of the dark tunnel that has a bright light at the end, that light is the light of hope and that means everyone must head down there. The poem also intends the reader know how society can be affected by people acting irrationally. In the last stanza of the poem, Rankine compares therapist that she goes to see to treat her illness with a Doberman pinscher. She states “It’s as if a wounded Doberman pinscher or a German shepherd has gained the power of speech”. Rankine makes this comparison to show how society can act irrationally toward others. Animals are irrational, therefore, the writer suggests as the therapist acts like an animal when she opens the door. Acting irrationally by stereotyping her own patient

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