Ambition In 'Warren Pryor And Miniver Cherry'

Pursuing a personal goal should only be driven by the person who desires it. In “Warren Pryor” by Alden Nowlan ,Warren’s real ambition remained unchanged as his parents propelled him into attending school, to be a farmer. Though miserable, Warren did not objected to his parent’s decision because their belief in their son who could become more than simply farmhands and education was tremendous. All of his passion for farming, soon turned into anger was realizing his own dream would be achieved. In another hand, “Miniver Cherry” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, displayed a man who was nothing, but an escapist. He has a profuse amount of ideas which he wishes he could experience, but assuming he is too late, he instantly gives up. Miniver Cheery unlike Warren Pryor, has no one to cheer him on. These poems present images which both men hope to accomplish, but would never be the reality they hoped for. …show more content…
For instance, in “Miniver Cheevy”, the author conveyed the emotion of despair. In the short passage it is written, “He wept that he was ever born, / And he had reasons / Miniver loved the days of old / When swords were bright and steeds were prancing… / Miniver coughed, and called it fate, / And keep on drinking.” Miniver used the alcohol to drown out his sorrows. In contrast,“Warren Pryor” displayed a mood for great rage. Warren’s silence of seeming to accept this path of life to please his parents was actually eating away at him. There was nothing more he craved then working on the farm which made him joyful. Miniver Cheevy and Warren Pryor are portrayed as characters who feel sorry for themselves in their current situation and cannot or do not anything to change their