Anne Stevenson

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are some of the fundamental
questions of our human existence.

Below the topmost layer of meaning in The Victory, is an
underlying theme that any parent or guardian will easily relate to.
Children are born out of the great pain their mothers endure. They are
helpless in one sense, yet they command the care of their parents.
Stevenson describes the intrinsic helplessness of infants with the
words "Blind"(9) and "Hungry"(14). Yet, this poem does not refer to
new born babes alone. Birthing pains do not cease with the delivery of
a child. The conflict described in this poem is felt by parents of
adult children as well. All parents give of their lifeblood, at least
in the emotional sense, in raising and maintaining their offspring.
The Victory is a poem written as if by a mother only just delivered of
a new born son, yet the themes expressed in its lines apply to all the
stages of human life. Stevenson seems to stress the pain that is felt
when one life ...

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