My Papa's Waltz By Roethke

The abuse that a child may endure has damaging effects on the parent-child relationship and is utterly unjustifiable. Every person has a father and has their own reflections of the personal feelings they have encountered, nevertheless these feelings can be those of affection or feelings of resentment. The poem, “My Papa’s Waltz” (Roethke) illustrates a son’s reminiscence of waltzing with his father as a young boy, painting a picture of love and admiration towards his father. However, because the poet seems isolated, a reader’s perception can vary throughout the poem. The poem, written in the persona of an adult, illustrates the reflections of mature memories and feelings as a child. Largely, readers have the ability to believe that the inflections