A satire on social discrimination — criticises the discrimination on the basis of caste, creed — tired of humiliation — so wishes to be a tree — pours out his poignant feelings — desires to escapes to a better world — no other creature in nature has the concept of defilement — proves with the example of tree, sunlight, breeze, rain, etc.
Detailed Answer :
Indeed, the poem 'If I Was A Tree' is a satire on social discrimination. It criticises the discrimination on the basis of caste and creed. Being tired and humiliated by the social discrimination, the poet wishes to be a tree. He feels safety, purity and generosity and helping nature in the tree than in human beings. Having a ** to be a tree, he desires to escape to a better world from a world of ill – treatment. He says that being a tree is far more convenient than being a human. Then the bird wouldn't ask what caste it is and sunlight would embrace it. Its shadow would not be polluted. It can make friendship with cool breeze, and rain drops would not go back thinking if he was an untouchable. The tree would feel happy with the touch of sacred cow and it would get the opportunity of providing shelter for three hundred thousand Gods. The tree can become pure if it would be cut into dry pieces and can help the sinless **** body by becoming bier on the shoulders of four good men.
