Fleka na miljeu
A Stain on a Crocheted Doily

Summary/Abstract: The interpretation of „Aquarelle“, a poem written by Hamza Humo (which was included as obligatory in the Reader for the seventh-graders attending elementary school, by the so-called Federal Curriculum) focuses on the poem’s social engagement. It states that the lyrical subject corresponds to a poor boy who sings to the bright autumn days and whose golden smile also trembles at the sight of wealth: the car flags, grocer’s tent, or the cathedral’s dome. The analysis concludes in stating that Humo is socially engaged – this conclusion is confirmed by analysing the poem in the context of the collection in which it was first published („The City of Rhymes and Rhythms“, 1924) as well as that of the political (and cultural) programme of the Sarajevo magazine called „Narod“, in which it was published, two years before that. Although the method demonstrated in this interpretation exceeds the needs of a class, as well as children’s interests, it can help the teacher comprehend and bring to consciousness his/her own role in the indoctrination through literature.

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