When the boy describes the drunkenness of his father, this situation emphasizes the father’s lifestyle as a hardworking man, who drinks to relax. As the father approaches the son, the boy feels dizzy; this makes it uncomfortable for son to maintain from the fathers being. From the boy’s perspective, he is too young to understand the cruelty and only sees a strong bond of love and playfulness with the father. Inside the home, where the setting takes place, Roethke mainly set the poem in the kitchen to show that it is where the disruption most takes place. As the father and son’s violent movements cause the pans to fall down from the kitchens shelf, Roethke shows an odd and amusing
When the boy describes the drunkenness of his father, this situation emphasizes the father’s lifestyle as a hardworking man, who drinks to relax. As the father approaches the son, the boy feels dizzy; this makes it uncomfortable for son to maintain from the fathers being. From the boy’s perspective, he is too young to understand the cruelty and only sees a strong bond of love and playfulness with the father. Inside the home, where the setting takes place, Roethke mainly set the poem in the kitchen to show that it is where the disruption most takes place. As the father and son’s violent movements cause the pans to fall down from the kitchens shelf, Roethke shows an odd and amusing