The Chimney Sweeper”
In William Blake poem we read the story of a young kid that
was sold by this father. His job condition was horrible and his life was sad.
His mother died and he work cleaning chimneys. His friend had a dream that they
were free and that everything was different but after he woke up even thought
he knew that it was only a dream they felt different and they felt that one day
thing were going to change.
“Mother to Son”
After reading this poem I felt a connection with the first
poem. In this story we have a mother telling the son how horrible her life was
when she was growing up. I feel that this could be and example of what the boy
in the “The Chimney Sweeper” poem would feel when he grows up. At the end the
mother tells the son not to give up even
thought things are bad which is a great message for everyone.
“For my Daughter “
This poem has different emotions. In the beginning I thought
that the speaker was taking about her daughter dying but after reading the last
line of the poem I realize that the speaker didn’t had a daughter and that she
was writing a poem to a hypothetical daughter
that was born sick and die.Is really interesting how this poem shows you one
side but at the end it changes all your thoughts .
For my Daughter- Ater reading your comment I had to read this poem a couple of times to fully understand it and view it the same as you. At first I thought the author had given up hope on his daughter, but then I read your comment about the daughter being dead and I now believe that she is. Do you think that she is laying dead somewhere and her father finds her?
ReplyDeleteNancy-Is the mother in "Mother to Son" only talking about past struggles she encountered when "she was growing up"?
ReplyDeleteHow do we know the speaker is a woman in "For My Daughter"?
Lorraine- it is interesting that you read "For My Daughter" as having a father for a speaker. Can you identify any clues in the poem that reveal the speaker to be a man? But do keep in mind that the poet is not the speaker (just like the author is not the narrator).