Robert Anderson's I Never Sang For My Father

Robert Anderson’s realistic modern play I Never Sang for My Father highlights a prickly relationship between a father and a son. One major character in this play is Margaret. This character is a mother and wife who cares for others and their needs more than hers. My mother has a character similar to Margaret. She donates money to charities or organizations like Friends of Leprosy to demonstrate her humaneness and generosity. Through her humane, blithe, and affectionate nature, Margaret Garrison shows that she cares for others more than herself. First, Margaret is humane so she cares for others around her. During her conversation with Gene, she tells him that Tom coughs all night, keeps her awake, and sometimes gets forgetful. Then she says, “Tell him he’s got to see a doctor. He’s got me sick with worry” (Anderson 644). This quote proves her humane character toward others since …show more content…
After Carol’s death, Margaret understands what Gene has been through and she wants the best for him. While talking to Gene, she declares, “I think it would be the best thing in the world for you to get away, to marry this girl” (Anderson 653). Margaret wants him to move on and marry Peggy so that he would not be lonely the rest of his life. This shows her affection for others, especially her son. Margaret’s last character trait is being blithe when she is near someone she cares for. Even though Margaret had some health issues like arthritis and some heart attacks, she manages to be joyful. While she was in Gene’s garden, she recites, “Loveliest of trees, the cherry now / Is hung with bloom along the bough, / And stands about the woodland ride, / Wearing white for Eastertide” (Anderson 648). Margaret reciting “Loveliest of Trees” by A. E. Housman shows that she is in a good mood. Afterward, Gene comes over and gives her a real hug, which makes her cheerful and