Contrasting parenting styles in poems "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden and "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke.
Date Submitted: 11/16/2004 07:02:54
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 3 pages (808 words)
Category: / Literature / World Literature
Length: 3 pages (808 words)
Parenting is intended to guide children toward an independent adulthood. Morals and lessons are developed through discipline, imitation, and learned respect for oneself and society. Some parents show love and affection whereas others shape their children with respect and stern discipline. In the poems "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden and "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke, a relationship between a father and son are portrayed as both authors reflect on their own childhood experiences. …
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…love, respect, kindness, and discipline intermingling in perfect rhythm. It is hoped that even with weaknesses seen in parents, children will grow and become highly regarded members of society--as these noted poets have become.
Hayden, Robert. "Those Winter Sundays." Bridges: Literature Across
Cultures. Eds. Gilbert H. Muller and John A. Williams. New York:
Mc-Graw-Hill, 1994. 51.
Roethke, Theodore. "My Papa's Waltz." Bridges: Literature Across Cultures.
Eds. Gilbert H. Muller and John A. Williams. New York: Mc-Graw Hill,
1994. 61.
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