The Rebel Summary
The poem ‘The Rebel’ by D.J Enright is a beautiful & realistic piece of art describing the character of a rebel.
The 1st three Paras of the poem “When everybody…..say a word” starts the poem by explaining the attitude of a rebel. When everyone has short hair the rebel prefers to keep his hair long. But when everybody has short hair the rebel prefers to keep it long. The rebel always tries to be different with his attitude. When everybody in the class prefers to have a discussion the rebel won’t say a word.
The 4th to 6th Para of the poem “When nobody….. Soberly” & create disturbance when everyone is quiet when the people around wear a uniform the rebel will dress in fantastic clothes always wanting to be different from people, & when the people dress differently in beautiful clothes the redoes would put an ordinary dress to stand out of the crowd.
The 7th to 10th Para “In the company ……..of sun” describes how the rebel always differs in opinion. When in the company of dogs the rebel profess to be in the company of cats & when he is in the company of cat lovers he would stand out & prefer dogs. In the same way when people are praising the warmth of the sun the rebel would ask for the need of rain, & when people happily welcome the rains the rebel would try to stand out & praise the sun.
The 11th & 12th Para “When everybody goes….. The meeting” discuss how the rebel prefers to go out & meet people when the others want to stay home & spend time, & when the people prefer to meet each other the rebel always prefer to be on a different track than others.
The last three Paras conclude the poem “When everybody says…..be one” highlight the fact that it is impossible to please a rebel or bring him under one’s company. When everybody says yes the rebel would always say the opposite i.e. & when others would say No the rebel would agree. The last two lines of the poem conclude the poem saying it is good to have rebels because they set different standards in the society but are not liked by people because of their character.