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          Anne Stevenson
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" I thought you were my victory /though you cut me like a knife" 
The opening lines of 's poem The Victory set a tone 
of conflict. This poem, at its surface, expresses a mother's thoughts 
on giving birth to a son. Stevenson describes the mixed feelings many 
mothers have upon the delivery of thei ....
          Middle of essay ....ne. 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 br....           |   
          
          
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