In literature, it is common for authors to make a specific point in their works. Many authors make points about their personal lives or current events. In the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, the poet writes about his relationship with a younger woman. Despite the age gap between the couple, the author continues to show love for his partner. On the other hand in Build Soil: a Political Pastoral by Robert Frost, Frost writes about programs instituted by Franklin D. Roosevelt (F.D.R.). Roosevelt’s programs helped America come out of the Great Depression, but there were other issues. The underlying ideas of these programs did not represent American ideologies or help everyone. Also, the issue of racism remained unresolved. Due to the events
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F.D.R. instituted New Deal programs early on in his presidency. The New Deal was a series of programs and acts put in place to help America recover from the Great Depression (History.com Staff). One act put in to place was the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) which targeted farmers (Trueman). This act forced farmers to sell their crops for a lower price, to destroy their crops and farm animals, causing bankruptcy to farmers (Trueman). In the poem by Frost, he writes about the issues that F.D.R.’s AAA had caused among farmers in the United States. Frost begins his poem with two characters, Tityrus and Meliboeus, from Virgil’s Eclogues. Meliboeus is a farmer who realizes that F.D.R’s programs are hurting his work and needs to move away from working with crops. Meliboeus says to his friend Tityrus, who is an author, “Hard times have struck me and I’m on the move… / But Sheep is what I’m going into next” (Frost lines 5 and 10). Just like many farmers in the United States at the time, he has to change his line of work if he does not want to go bankrupt. The author also mentions how F.D.R’s programs have socialist characteristics. In a later interaction between Meliboeus and Tityrus, Meliboeus questions why he has to make a trade that does not make sense. Meliboeus says to Tityrus, “...Why should I / Have to sell you my apples and buy yours?” (Frost lines 164-165). Frost uses …show more content…
Frost uses the action of painting to represent the problem of racism. In line 147 of the poem he writes, “The colors are kept unmixed on the palette” (Frost). The colors on the palette represent white and black people in America. These colors remain separate since the two races barely interact with each other. Later on in the poem, Frost mentions how special America is. America is special when the colors are mixed, “So the effect when they are mixed on canvas / May seem almost exclusively designed” (Frost lines 149-150). America is a special place where the two races are able to interact with each other, but they do not. Frost closes his point on racism by mentioning Congress. He states, “I keep my eye on Congress, / They’re in the best position of us all” (Frost lines 34-35). Congress has a lot of power when it comes to making new laws for the United States. They are the ones who are able to make a change in the country. Congress has the power to fix the racism problem in America because they are “in the best position of us
F.D.R. instituted New Deal programs early on in his presidency. The New Deal was a series of programs and acts put in place to help America recover from the Great Depression (History.com Staff). One act put in to place was the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) which targeted farmers (Trueman). This act forced farmers to sell their crops for a lower price, to destroy their crops and farm animals, causing bankruptcy to farmers (Trueman). In the poem by Frost, he writes about the issues that F.D.R.’s AAA had caused among farmers in the United States. Frost begins his poem with two characters, Tityrus and Meliboeus, from Virgil’s Eclogues. Meliboeus is a farmer who realizes that F.D.R’s programs are hurting his work and needs to move away from working with crops. Meliboeus says to his friend Tityrus, who is an author, “Hard times have struck me and I’m on the move… / But Sheep is what I’m going into next” (Frost lines 5 and 10). Just like many farmers in the United States at the time, he has to change his line of work if he does not want to go bankrupt. The author also mentions how F.D.R’s programs have socialist characteristics. In a later interaction between Meliboeus and Tityrus, Meliboeus questions why he has to make a trade that does not make sense. Meliboeus says to Tityrus, “...Why should I / Have to sell you my apples and buy yours?” (Frost lines 164-165). Frost uses …show more content…
Frost uses the action of painting to represent the problem of racism. In line 147 of the poem he writes, “The colors are kept unmixed on the palette” (Frost). The colors on the palette represent white and black people in America. These colors remain separate since the two races barely interact with each other. Later on in the poem, Frost mentions how special America is. America is special when the colors are mixed, “So the effect when they are mixed on canvas / May seem almost exclusively designed” (Frost lines 149-150). America is a special place where the two races are able to interact with each other, but they do not. Frost closes his point on racism by mentioning Congress. He states, “I keep my eye on Congress, / They’re in the best position of us all” (Frost lines 34-35). Congress has a lot of power when it comes to making new laws for the United States. They are the ones who are able to make a change in the country. Congress has the power to fix the racism problem in America because they are “in the best position of us