International Journal of English Literature and Culture
 

International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 5(5), pp. 165-172, September, 2017

 ISSN: 2360-7831

DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2017.044

Review paper

This study investigated the Value of Freedom in Hughes' Poetry. The main objectives of this study were: to find out to what extent Hughes reflected the value of freedom, find out the role of freedom in the process of peaceful co-existence among people and nations and comparing the Western concept of freedom with Islamic one. Following the descriptive, analytic and comparative approach, Hughes' five poems were discussed, rationally analyzed and compared to the value of freedom in Islam. So, a number of findings were obtained: Hughes stressed the value of freedom in his poetry, including political and individual freedom, freedom from slavery, freedom of religion, worship and thought. Also, through adopting and applying correctly the value of freedom; different groups of people and countries could peacefully co-exist. I.e. spread of freedom could enhance global understanding; hence contributing to the spread of peace the world over. In addition, it is found that there were main characteristics that were common to both Western and Islamic freedom. Only there were some guidelines and rules in Islamic freedom such as individual and political freedom of woman due to her nature and situation in Islam. In addition, freedom whether in the West or in Islam was not absolute: no one’s freedom should violate the freedom of others. One important conclusion of this study was that people's values and cultures are different, but there are many points of similarities between them.

Key Words: Freedom, value, poetry, rational, comparison

Cite This Article As: Babiker AAA (2017). The Value of Freedom in Hughes' Poetry. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 5(5): 165-172

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