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what is central idea of an elementary school classroom in a slum???

 thsi poem has been written by stephen spender, with the help of this poem he has made in an appeal form the rest of the world to come forward for helping the poor childern of tyrole vally. the childeren of there is facing entreme proverty. so they have no future at all thats why poet a appeal from us to support then in making there histor.

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 elementary scool classroom in a slum show the pitiable situations of the students studying in the slum and how they are ignored by the rich and all their future is in the fog of uncertainity and has not even seen the proper beauty of the nature and some have got twisted bines through inheritance and they can rise from this situation only if they are strong brave and have the warmth like the sun

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social injustice and class inequalities
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What is the central idea of poem an elementary school classroom in a slum?
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Stephen Spender has presented a true picture of the life of the school children living in the slum of Tyrolese Valley of Austrian Alpine Province. The children are in a very miserable condition due to their poverty and illiteracy. They are depressed. Their pale faces express sadness. They look lean, skinny and bonny. They are like rootless weeds which can?t resist anything for their existence. They are physically very weak and under nourished. Spender voices his concern for these children who live all their life in slums and have no opportunity to enjoy the real blessings of life. He makes a frantic appeal to the educated and affluent sections of the society to better the lot of the slum children through education. It will remove social injustice and class inequality.
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The poem "An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum" is written by Stephen Spender, in which he has concentrated on themes of social injustice and class inequalities.
He describes the pathetic and miserable condition of the children sitting in a classroom in a slum school. The children's faces are unlike the usual children in the school. They are far away from the beautiful sights of nature.  
The walls of the classroom are pale and dirty. They have displayed the names of people who have given donations, a picture of Shakespeare, domes of big cities, a beautiful Tyrolese valley, and a world map.
The poet calls the portrait of Shakespeare wicked as it is meaningless for these children due to lack of quality education. The beautiful world with its offerings only tempts them to steal as they cannot have them. All of their life is being destroyed here in the slum. The slum is like a blot as big as doom on the maps of these children.
The poet wants to civilize the world to bridge the gap between them and the world of these children. Unless government officials, politicians come forward to help, these children will suffer this hell. He feels that these children should be allowed to run freely on the golden sands under a clear sky (make progress).
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