comparision of “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papas Waltz”
...n. The poem reflects another author’s visual memory as an adult from when he was a child about a certain Sunday that he shared with his father. Like the family of the author of the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” there’s a connection between them and that is the fact that they are both poor hard working families who are trying to make a living so they can better support them.” (Jeannine Pg. 3) In reading the two poems “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papas Waltz” there are many similarities and very few differences. In “Those Winter Sundays” I feel that this poem resembles the life of a hard working man who wants to make sure that his family is well taking care. From the child’s point of view, he is trying to take it all in and think about the things that his father did and he should maybe try to do the same when he becomes a man. In “My Papas Waltz” I feel that this poem resembles another hard working father who had come home after a long day of work and a few drinks. He just wants to come home and play with his son. There are a few similarities in reading “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papas Waltz.” Some similarities are that the men are both hardworking, there is a father- son relationship, and it is a learning experience for both the men and the children. An example from “Those Winter Sundays” that shows the hard working trait is “then with cracked hands that ached from the labor in the weekday.” In “My Papas Waltz” the hard working trait is shown by “with a palm caked with dirt.” The learning experience in “My Papas Waltz” is a fun experience because the father teaches the son how to dance. In “Those Winter Sundays” the learning experience teaches the boy that the jobs of his father now will be the same when he gets older. As for the father son relationship in both, one teaches his son how to dance, while the other teaches self discipline and respect. Another similarity between the two stories is the fact there is a lot of negative vibes in each poem from the family members in them. From “My Papa’s Waltz” Where the author states the pair cavort in the kitchen, ostensibly the mother’s domain. Oddly enough in a lyric directed to his father, the speaker refe...