Father-Son Disconnection

1. Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly

universal? Ans: The poem is about a singularly personal event. However,

we can also term it pretty general because this type of disagreement occurs frequently

in many households. It's also known as the generation gap,

which occurs when parents are overprotective of their children and want to keep them

from making mistakes, while children perceive their ideals to be oppressive.

2. How is the father’s helplessness brought out in the poem? Ans: The emotional

turmoil that the parent goes through emphasizes his helplessness. He is aware of the