I Wish It Was Different

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“I Wish It Was Different,” is a poem about wishing life was different. It is written by George Moe. In this poem, the author has very much disgust for his father. He hates his father because all his father did was hurt him mentally; his father was never there for him whenever he needed him. His father watched his son grow up, but he never gave it any meaning. His father acted like he loved his family ,and he always said he loved them, but his son knew that his father was an impressive actor. This poem is told from first person point of view. This poem’s setting takes place throughout the author's whole entire life. In “I Wish Its Was Different,” the writer uses figurative language like similes and metaphors to portray that everyone is not …show more content…

He felt as if he was stuck with nowhere to go and with no one to help him get out. He wants to move, abandon this situation and find a new path and a better life, even though his father is an obstacle. This quote is connected to my theme because it shows that his father held him back from chasing after his dreams and doing things he wanted to do. After not being able to do what he wanted for a long time, he feels like giving up. He tries to break free, tries to do great things but he …show more content…

He won’t let him destroy his dreams and aspirations. His dad attached puppet strings onto him and was pulling him and instead of guiding him toward his dreams, he pulled him farther away from them. The mentioned metaphor points back to my theme by exhibiting that he might have been weak but he is now going to change that. A dad should be guiding you toward your dreams as I mentioned before but in this case, he does the complete

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