In her poem “Grandmother in the Garden” she presents a grandmother looking back on her life and the changes she’s experienced while watching her world grow around her. “I close my eyes. And all the clothes / I have thrown out come back to me,” (Glück). The description of her clothes coming back to her as though she’s looked into the past represents that changes she’s gone through as she’s grown older and how the memories are so vivid she can picture them. Glück also uses the “clothes” as a symbol for memories; providing a deeper meaning to the vivacity and exuberance the grandmother experiences when she closes her eyes and sees the past. The use of time by Glück also portrays the changes that this character experiences and gives the audience a look into how Glück has seen the world change from her personal perspective. “The drugged Long Island summer sun drains / Pattern from those empty sleeves,” (Glück). The grandmother notes how the summer drains pattern or life from empty sleeves, referring to her grandchildren, who she can see from her garden. Her grandchildren have empty sleeves because they’re so young, they have no pattern like their grandmother’s because they’re still experiencing life while their grandmother is reflecting on her
In her poem “Grandmother in the Garden” she presents a grandmother looking back on her life and the changes she’s experienced while watching her world grow around her. “I close my eyes. And all the clothes / I have thrown out come back to me,” (Glück). The description of her clothes coming back to her as though she’s looked into the past represents that changes she’s gone through as she’s grown older and how the memories are so vivid she can picture them. Glück also uses the “clothes” as a symbol for memories; providing a deeper meaning to the vivacity and exuberance the grandmother experiences when she closes her eyes and sees the past. The use of time by Glück also portrays the changes that this character experiences and gives the audience a look into how Glück has seen the world change from her personal perspective. “The drugged Long Island summer sun drains / Pattern from those empty sleeves,” (Glück). The grandmother notes how the summer drains pattern or life from empty sleeves, referring to her grandchildren, who she can see from her garden. Her grandchildren have empty sleeves because they’re so young, they have no pattern like their grandmother’s because they’re still experiencing life while their grandmother is reflecting on her