Babi Yar - Analysis of the Poem-
Babi Yar - Analysis of the Poem-
Yevtushenko speaks in first person throughout the poem. This
creates the tone of him being in the shoes of the Jews. As he says in
lines 63-64, "No Jewish blood is mixed in mine, but let me be a Jew .
. . " He writes the poem to evoke compassion for the Jews and make
others aware of their hardships and injustices. "Only then can I call
myself Russian." (lines 66-67). …
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…supporter of the Jewish plight. He sees the
injustice that they have been subject to and feels responsible for it
in a way. He tries to rationalize why his people, the Russians, have
acted so immorally and blames their actions on the influence of
others. He calls to his people to reform; simultaneously urging the
Jews not to blame them entirely for their actions and to show that
they do have natural goodness within them.
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