Those Winter Sundays Sacrifice

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Guillermo Luna Dr.zach Eng 102 6/07/2024. Those Winter Sundays Sacrifice The poem “ Those Winter Sundays “ by Robert Hayden, is about a father’s sacrifice that seems to go unnoticed by his kids. This is proven towards the end of the poem where it is stated that his sacrifice is only going noticed once the father is not in the picture anymore, this is made apparent by the author stating, “What did I Know, What did I Know”. This implies that for some unknown reason the father is no longer here, and that the tasks that the father would do before leaving for his harsh labor, are now finally noticed since he is no longer there to do the tasks. This is further elaborated on with the reader being able to imply that the author is now aware of his father's sacrifice, but …show more content…

This is stated throughout the poem, such as in the beginning, “With cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fire blaze, No one ever thanked him” This tells us that while the family is asleep, the father in his preparation to get ready before leaving for work, makes sure that his family is comfortable in the cold by keeping the fire alive, even though he can't be comfortable himself as he is soon to depart to work in the harsh weather. With the author saying “ no one ever thanked him “ tells us the reader that the father does this out of his kindness to his family without hesitation showing that the father loves his kids and would do the task everyday if it meant keeping his family more comfortable and to help them get a head start in their day. This makes the reader understand that the father does this out of love, which in turn makes the reader have a sense of pity to the father, since the father does this out of his kindness towards his kids but the father does not receive the kindness

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