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    The poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is a perfect reflection of a child who has grown up and realized the importance of appreciating family and how they express love for you in their own special way. The persona of this poem is not quite gender specific‚ but many people may believe it is indeed a male who now reflects on his childhood relationship with his father with love‚ respect‚ and appreciation. The speaker has indeed matured a lot since his childhood and he can now recognize his

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    A Son’s Belated Apology to his Father An Analysis of Those Winter Sundays Those Winter Sundays Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold‚ then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. I’d wake and hear the cold splintering‚ breaking. When the rooms were warm‚ he’d call‚ and slowly I would rise and dress‚ fearing the chronic angers of that

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    Hayden’s Those Winter Sundays which is a poem from the perspective of a young adult reflecting back on the childhood relationship with his father and the abuse his father inflicted. Another such poem is Theodore Roethke’s" My Papa’s Waltz" which looks carefully through the eyes of a young boy into the actions‚ of an abusive father. These poems are important because they deal with the complex issues surrounding the subject of abuse and also show the different ways which children react to it. "Those Winter

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    Every adult has gone through a phase where they were rebellious towards‚ or simply didn’t appreciate‚ their parents. While most parents have a great deal of affection for their children‚ some parents express themselves through their actions. For children who grew up with affectionate parents it may seem hard to visualize what it would be like to have a secluded and strained relationship with them. And unfortunately some children grow up with cold distant parents who have little to no affection for

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    Bliss Powers Professor Langdon English 299 29 February 2012 Scholarly Sources for “Those Winter Sundays” Upon first reading the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ I was an objective reader who assumed Hayden was looking back with nostalgia at his lost childhood. Without researching the poem‚ as well as Hayden himself‚ I had no way of knowing his background as an adopted child to unhappy parents in a dysfunctional household. After reading several sources‚ I’ve formed a somewhat

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    Paper Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” is filled with immense emotion. It is through examination of the lines and words a larger picture unfolds. Like most poetry‚ various interpretations of “Those Winter Sundays” are shaped and formulated due to its accessibility. Although each analysis carefully traces the poems lines and evaluates the meaning of words in the context‚ the end result is a skewed conclusion. Various interpretations of “Those Winter Sundays” formulate due to the accessibility

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    ENC 1102 “ Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is a poem about how the author is recalling how his father would wake up early on Sunday‚ a day which is usually a rest day by many people‚ to build a fire for him‚ so that he could get out of bed in to a warm house. However‚ he fails to appreciate his father’s love. This poem captures the sense of father and son relationship‚ and it also is a letter from Hayden to his father (Gallagher 245). It is sad because the son does not talk to his father

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    Those Winter Sundays‚” by Robert Hayden‚ is a beautiful poem. Hayden’s poem tells a grown man’s perspective of his father. In the poem it is clear that there is distance between them and little communication. But it is discovered at the end of the poem‚ that love is actually present. Although it is only a 14-line poem‚ it packs remarkable power into each line. The very unrythmed poem begins with a very simple line letting you know what tone and mood the poem is set in. The title “Those

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    "Those Winter Sundays" Robert Hayden’s‚ "Those Winter Sundays"‚ is a poem of a son’s regret over his inability to honor and appreciate his father during the course of his upbringing. It uses one event to describe a father and son’s entire relationship. Actually‚ "Those Winter Sundays" is a poem written for Robert Hayden’s father. Although at first the poem does not seem to be a great tribute to his father‚ Hayden’s admiration and love for his father breaks through the lines. In the poem‚

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    "Those Winter Sundays" In Robert Hayden’s "Those Winter Sundays" a grown person‚ most likely a man‚ recounts the winter Sundays of his childhood. He remembers the early morning events that took place and how much the events portrayed his father’s love for him. The man realizes that as a child he failed to appreciate the hard work his father did in order to provide him with some basic necessities and some small additional perks at times. The theme of the poem is sad‚ and lonely. Assuming that

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