When it comes to philosophical believes, everyone's ideals have a foundation. Robert Frost's, "After Apple Picking", along with his other poems, have important references and ideals coming from biblical allusions. Many of Frost's work are centered and somehow incorporate biblical proverbs throughout the unrolling of the poems. For starters, one can infer from the title itself that the story of Adam and Eve has been used as a point of reference. However, his inspiration also came from the hardship and numerous death encounters. From his children to his wife's death, he overcame and achieved poetic fame and recognition. Through Frost's use of poetry via nature the message behind "After Apple-picking" essentially entitles life and death.
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Unlike other poems such as, "Stopping by the Woods" and "A Minor Bird", Frost doesn’t seem to mention anyone but himself in "After Apple-picking". Maybe because although we live life with companionship, when death truly approaches and one is at the tip of the iceberg, no one can save you, all they can do is be there. This is when beliefs come into play and one can only turn to God, maybe that is why Robert Frost portraits his philosophical beliefs through the old man's dreams and perspectives. When Frost first feels ready it is because he had put his faith in God and somehow along the way he began doubting and second guessing which lead him to became scared of what death entitled. He was scared of letting go of his life-long harvest and not getting the chance to "touch" the "ten thousand thousand fruits", but after all he acknowledges that he has in fact has "had too much [apple picking]" and is "overtired". Sadly, his time is up and the "winter" has come so the time for apple picking has come and gone. In the final lines Frost compares "long sleep to "human sleep" which compares death to hibernation due to the winter. Despite it all, the future remains unknown and now all that seems to be left is time till
In the …show more content…
Unlike other poems such as, "Stopping by the Woods" and "A Minor Bird", Frost doesn’t seem to mention anyone but himself in "After Apple-picking". Maybe because although we live life with companionship, when death truly approaches and one is at the tip of the iceberg, no one can save you, all they can do is be there. This is when beliefs come into play and one can only turn to God, maybe that is why Robert Frost portraits his philosophical beliefs through the old man's dreams and perspectives. When Frost first feels ready it is because he had put his faith in God and somehow along the way he began doubting and second guessing which lead him to became scared of what death entitled. He was scared of letting go of his life-long harvest and not getting the chance to "touch" the "ten thousand thousand fruits", but after all he acknowledges that he has in fact has "had too much [apple picking]" and is "overtired". Sadly, his time is up and the "winter" has come so the time for apple picking has come and gone. In the final lines Frost compares "long sleep to "human sleep" which compares death to hibernation due to the winter. Despite it all, the future remains unknown and now all that seems to be left is time till