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Nissim Ezekiel’s Night of the Scorpion: Superstition, Rationalism and Maternal Love

Author(s) Dr. Meghraj Narsingrao Pawar
Country India
Abstract This research paper presents a comprehensive study of Nissim Ezekiel’s celebrated poem, Night of the Scorpion. It explores multi-layered depiction of post-colonial Indian societal dynamics. Widely known as the father of modern Indian English poetry, Ezekiel uses a highly localized modernist sensibility to capture the authentic, complex texture of rural Indian life. By examining a central domestic crisis, a mother being stung by a scorpion on a rainy night, the paper investigates how Ezekiel constructs a vivid sociological portrait out of a local accident. The study probes deeply into the theme of deep-rooted superstition, explaining how the rural community uses shared spiritual frameworks to rationalize physical suffering in the absence of modern medical infrastructure. Moreover, it analyses the sharp ideological clash between the collective spiritualism of the peasants, the desperate experimentation of the rationalist father, and the formal incantations of the local holy man. Rather than utilizing his trademark ironic detachment to mock these unscientific methods, Ezekiel highlights the profound humanity, empathy, and communal harmony in the village. Finally, the paper proves how the concluding lines of the poem elevate the entire narrative transforming a chaotic night into the instinctive, self-sacrificial nature of maternal love
Keywords Scorpion, Post-colonial Indian Poetry, Superstition, culture, rationalism, maternal love.
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Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-29
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