Herrick uses empathy to help us understand why old bill has no connection with society, old bill suffers trauma after the loss of his daughter and wife and now exiles himself from society not being able to bear the thought of carrying on life without them. Old bill finally develops a relationship becoming almost like a “fatherly figure “with billy “I like the kid...I like his company" juxtaposing the lack of love and relationship between Billy and his real father. Herrick uses flashback to emphasise that billy did not belong in his home, “he... slammed the door on my sporting childhood” this flashback is an example of irony, although we should belong with our family billy is rejected and pushed away from his father, this is Herrick’s concept that even though things can look normal on the surface deep down you can not belong, this is also
In the poem Feliks Skrzynecki, the central issue presented to migrant children was the lack of connection to their culture, which is due to a lack of past experiences. The persona states in the poem, ‘’like a dumb prophet...Further and further south of Hadrian’s wall.’’ Through the use of a simile ‘’like a dumb prophet,’’ it illustrates how his father’s words and actions no longer contain significance to the persona to the degree that he does no longer comprehend what his father is saying to him. This is reinforced by the symbolism of Hadrians wall, the cultural allusion of moving away from his Polish heritage and the protection of his father. This choice to distance
He believes that he is always right, he is abusive, and is always being short-changed by life. Even though his wife is impartial to his actions, she looks at him with an “anxious face at his shoulder,” which describes how weary she is when in the presence of her husband (Faulkner 1961). My father was also abusive. I was not yet born so I was not victim to the abuse but my older siblings and mother were not spared. Similarly, Sarty’s whole family lives under a blanket of fear and anxiety due to his father’s insecurities, and resentment for people who belittle him.
His last line emphasises this regret but also acceptance that his son has to go through life feeling sharp wounds.He wants to protect his son, it shows the connection and bound between father and son and the closeness of their relationship. Scannell lost 2 sons and this may be inspiration for this poem. He couldn’t protect his own children from the harshness of the world. The poem uses time phrases a lot; ‘last, ‘and then’, ‘in two weeks’, ‘would often feel’; this adds a narrative feel to the poem. Another feature that adds to the narrative feel is the way the poem is written in the first person.
In both texts, one of the key premises is the idea of alienation of the persona which in turn causes a sense of not belonging. In Feliks Skrzynecki, a lack of connection between the persona and the father is shown from the commentary of the persona’s father. “His Polish friends/always shook hands too violently.” The spectating nature of the persona’s attitude gives a sense of disconnection between the persona and his father. “I thought….Feliks Skrzynecki.” The use of ellipsis isolates the persona, as we are given his own perspective with no relation to his father. The emotional distance created by the father causes the persona to feel unwanted and disconnected.
In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke and “Daddy” by Sylva Plath both poets describe their paternal figures. Roethke tone is melancholy and bittersweet, while as Plath’s portrayal of her father is resentful and hostile. “My Papa’s Waltz” tells the story of a young boy, perhaps from the memory of Roethke who has been hurt physically by his father “But [he still] hung on like death” (3). “Daddy” depicts the relationship Plath had with her father who seemed to have hurt her emotionally and she will not stand for it anymore. Both poets’ tones contribute to their respective depictions of their fathers.
Because of past traumatic events, Holden forces himself into isolation out of his own fear and unknowing. A past which he has not fully come to understand or accept taints his view of the present. Holden’s immature mindset, which he demonstrates by stumbling along a thin line of sanity and collapse, makes it difficult to overcome his childhood and move on to a more adult like, mature way of dealing with hardships. The death of Holden’s beloved bother Allie has the greatest affect on his personality, and his coping skills with anything he comes into contact with. He remembers past events with his brother and can only bring himself to view Allie as an innocent child –if Allie never grew up, why should Holden?
The boys mother finally enters the poem, with her face frowned, most likely due to the mess they had created. If this were a poem about abuse, normally a mother’s love and willingness to protect her child would have intervened and stopped the abuse. Safely assuming that this is an autobiographical poem and that Roethke is reminiscing about his father, when stating “The hand that held my wrist/ Was battered on one knuckle” (Roethke 10), could be over-read or misinterpreted if the reader is ignorant of Roethke’s relationship with his father. Reothke’s
However true that may be, that he did commit a final act of loyalty for his father, along the way he still continuously lost and found an inconsistent faith that lead him along a questionable heroic path of glory. Hamlet did not die as he lived; he accomplished his task but not admirably so. He disregarded everyone that sincerely cared for him, igniting a series of events that would eventually lead to their suicides and or murders. Hamlets did what he was meant to do, but the way in which he went about leaves many wondering at the true nobility of his
To begin with, his relationship with his sons, Biff and Happy, is nonetheless strained, especially after not being able to achieve the success that he told them was so easy to take hold of. Willy’s sons received different traits from their old man, and as such, can be seen by the reader as two separate personifications of his fragile psyche. Biff, for starters, represents Willy’s acknowledgment of his failure. In the altercation with his dad near the conclusion of the story, Biff tells