Answer: The Councils
Explanation:
This relates to the book, <em>The Anthem </em>by<em> Ayn Rand</em>. In this book, humans are going through another Dark Age of technological suppression and the powers that be have made it such that humans no longer have any individuality and they only refer to themselves in plural or collective terms.
Their jobs are assigned for them by the Council of Vocations and that of the Teacher who are meant to be just and were assigned by The Councils which carried the voice of justice.
A compares the speakers reflection to a predatory Burr that haunts the speaker
Only after Mr. Robert Thorn arrived at the hospital, he know his son had died at birth.
Stinky Meat or Syrupy Sweet? The poem also evokes the reader's sense of smell. The speaker asks if the deferred dreams "stink like rotten meat" or in contrast, "crust and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet?" Readers respond to the image presented, which are particularly strong due to their evocation of scent.
