What is the theme of "Night of the Scorpion"?

I assume that you are talking about the poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel. I have attached a thorough analysis of various themes to this poem, as given by other educators in a similar question.

True to its title, the poem focuses on a night, according to the persona’s recollections, when the persona’s mother is bitten by a scorpion. She undergoes about twenty hours of pain, “twisting through and through, groaning on...

I assume that you are talking about the poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel. I have attached a thorough analysis of various themes to this poem, as given by other educators in a similar question.

True to its title, the poem focuses on a night, according to the persona’s recollections, when the persona’s mother is bitten by a scorpion. She undergoes about twenty hours of pain, “twisting through and through, groaning on a mat,” before relief.

I think that one of the themes of this poem is a portrayal of the persona’s culture. Many lines in the poem are dedicated to the villagers’ reaction to the scorpion bite, including superstitions associated with this event. We observe that the villagers are compassionate. They swarm the persona’s house on the night of the misfortune, probably to assist the bitten woman in every way they can. They “buzz the name of God a hundred times,” hoping that this will paralyze the scorpion. They believe that every movement made by the scorpion is followed by a similar movement of its poison in the woman’s blood. Thus, they look for the scorpion in order to prevent its movement. They chant prayers; “may he sit still,” they say. They make incantations for the bitten woman, hoping or knowing that these would alleviate her suffering. The persona’s father, being more rational than the rest, tries all the practical methods he can use to treat the scorpion bite. He tries different herbs and powders. The holy man also performs various rituals. Through all this, we can see the communal spirit in the village and the compassion the villagers have for each other.