Discuss”home Burial” and “death of the Hired Man” by Frost
Essay title: Discuss”home Burial” and “death of the Hired Man” by Frost
In Frosts “Home Burial,” a married couple are mourning the death of their son, and they dont appear to possess enough communication skills or not comfortable with each other to console one another in order to cope with their childs passing. The husband wants to talk to his wife, but she is aloof with him and avoids any confrontation. The two could be so stricken with grief that even speaking of their dead child could be hard to swallow, and therefore they avoid or dont make an effort to discuss the subject all together. But I think that they never really had “heart-to-hearts” (a relationship cant thrive without good communication) before and are suffering the consequences, the relationship is breaking apart, and by the end of the poem there seems to be nothing either them can do to come together and heal.
In “Death of a Hired Man,” the couple are a complete opposite from the couple in “Home Burial”. The wife pulls the husband aside to speak