Analysing ideas of community and faith in Dharker's 'Living Space'

In the poem, Dharker shows us the unifying qualities of faith and hope. Dharker juxtaposes shapes in the poem, arguably to reflect the fragility and beauty of human life. The fragility of the eggs arguably reflects the fragility of the people’s hope and faith. The poem’s irregular structure might reflect the irregular structure of the slum itself. Dharker marvels at the way in which the slum communities find solutions to “problems” - she celebrates human ingenuity.