Home Burial By Frost
Robert Frost's "Home Burial" is a narrative poem that speaks of
life's
tragedies. Robert Frost's writing style is very straight-forward and
direct. In
"Home Burial" the setting appears to be the background of a
tragedy
that centers around the death of a child. It is important for the
reader to
recognize that "Home Burial" was pubished in 1914. That gives
the
reader a better insight to understand the husband's reaction to the death
of the
child. During this time period Society dictated that men should not
show their
true feelings. Therefore, men tended to have dealt with conflicts
by working
hard and being domineering. "Home Burial" demonstrates how one
tragedy
can cause another to occur. There are three different tragedies that
transpire
throughout this poem. The first tragedy is the burial of the child.
The second
tragedy is the burial of the marriage. Finally, the most symbolic
and ironic
tragedy is the burial of the home. Because of unfortunate
circumstances the
three things closely associated with this home becomes
buried. All of these
tragedies occurred as a result of the child's burial.
This couple's marriage
could not survive such an emotional loss. Therefore
the marriage becomes buried.
When the marriage became buried the home
became its own burial spot for this
family's life. "Home Burial" tells a tale
of tragedy in one family's
life. Robert Frost portrayed a very realistic
chain reaction to tragedy in
"Home Burial"