by Will Wells
This poem wasn't entirely what I was expecting, nor was it anything I wasn't. As interesting as the comparisons were, I think the author did a pretty interesting job explaining his family life. Not all families get along perfectly or are the most fun to be around. Through this poem, it seemed the poet was trying to explain - to anyone who would listen - what it's like to live in a hostile family who try to act civil but are decidedly not underneath. And even in perfect families there is usually that one. That being the case, I think the audience of the speaker (the author) was everyone, since families are such a universal thing. In some places and families, there are strict family rules that go along with meals and gatherings, and trying to break past them is frustrating, as is holding one's tongue when all one wants to do is be rude and snappish in return to others. I think the father in the poem did a pretty good job holding his irritation together until he could take his son out and away from everything- the last line was probably my favorite; it seemed he was mocking a specific family member, whom I think was Emma, saying she was so hard to deal with even Hitler couldn't have handled her. Interesting poem, to say the least.
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