• This poem portrays what a

generation gap and lack of

communication can do to a
relationship
•In the first stanza, the father is
talking about his own weaknesses
that stopped him from
understanding his son
• This poem shows the unrealistic
expectations that parents might
have for their children
sometimes, like having common
interests, same opinions and
choices
•In the third stanza, the father
expects his son to explore new
land, love and grow through the
ups and downs of life
•In the last stanza, the father is
shown to be lamenting if the fact
that the grief of not being able to
understand each other has given
rise to anger in him
• The poem ends with a positive
note where the father is seen to
be realising that both he and his
son are in the process of
forgiving and they would unite
very soon
The poem portrays a universal
problem, the generation gap and
inability to communicate between
afather and a son.
The father did try to understand
his son, to build a relationship
with him, but failed terribly. He
then goes on to speak about the
thread of connection missing
between them.