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July 06, 2007

coins irons

The tinkle from coins of the river, the tinkle of irons (3.XXVII.ii).

Walcott is contrasting images for lost freedom (irons) and profit (coins), highlighting the profit made in human suffering; both a reference to the wealth of the slave traders and the African tribes that willingly sold their own.


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