The son knows his father is underappreciated for all the effort he puts. The son even states that no matter the day or weather, his father is pushing on; for example, the son says, “Put his clothes on in the blue-black cold…”, “…ached from the labor…”, and “Labor in the weekday weather made banked like fire blaze” (Hayden, 677). The father is a man that is doing all of this for the betterment of his son. However, the last 0stanza’s tone seems to change towards the father. The son says, “speaking indifferently to him” (Hayden, 677). It is as though, he, himself, does not appreciate his father at times. The father is giving his all, and even though the son internally appreciates it, he still wishes for better. This is most likely the reason as to why he has an indifferent demeanor towards his
The son knows his father is underappreciated for all the effort he puts. The son even states that no matter the day or weather, his father is pushing on; for example, the son says, “Put his clothes on in the blue-black cold…”, “…ached from the labor…”, and “Labor in the weekday weather made banked like fire blaze” (Hayden, 677). The father is a man that is doing all of this for the betterment of his son. However, the last 0stanza’s tone seems to change towards the father. The son says, “speaking indifferently to him” (Hayden, 677). It is as though, he, himself, does not appreciate his father at times. The father is giving his all, and even though the son internally appreciates it, he still wishes for better. This is most likely the reason as to why he has an indifferent demeanor towards his