The Chimney sweeper--
The poem reminds me of “To His Coy Mistress” with the reference of death. It’s sad that the father sold his own child, and now the child is doing labor.
Mother to Son--
This poem reminded me of “Sweat”. The way Delia worked hard through rough conditions and the language used in the poem. This shows a mother teaching her son that manual labor will be hard but he must not give up.
For My Daughter--
Like “The Chimney sweeper” and “To His Coy Mistress” it references death as well. I am confused towards the end where it says “I have no daughter. I desire none”(14) does that mean daughter was a symbol for something else?
LIVED DOMESTICITIES
Great connections. Yes, death imagery in "The Chimney Sweeper" and "For My Daughter" is a connection between the two poems. But if we consider the speakers in each poem, how does this change or affect the way death is portrayed? Good observation about the language in "Mother to Son" and how it is similar to that employed in dialogue in Hurston's "Sweat". How do people usually regard use of vernacular and why do you think Hughes used it in his poem?
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