What metaphor did Darwish commonly use?
Nile for rejuvenation
Desert for solitude
Palestine for loss of Eden
Jerusalem for eternal love
Answer
The metaphor of Palestine as a lost Eden is central to Darwish's work. He employs it to encapsulate the Palestinian people's experience of displacement, longing, and the search for a homeland. The concept mirrors the biblical story of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, drawing parallels between the Palestinians' loss of their homeland and the universal human experience of loss and yearning.
Verses of Resistance: The Mahmoud Darwish Literary Challenge
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