week 1 blog
Reflection -
I absolutely think that Larkin's "This Be The Verse" has a universal theme. By using the words "you" and "your" he is referring to any person or reader. I completely agree with the poem because it can make sense to any and everyone whether it be on a deeper level or just a simple ideal that was passed on by your parents and you have grown to think the opposite. Or maybe you have come to use your parent's lessons and examples as what not to do in your own adult life. It also implies that nobody is perfect. Your parents "have their turn" to learn from their parents and no matter how much time passes and generations come, there will never be perfection. To me this poem fits some criteria for great literature, because it is pertinent to contemporary life and sends a powerful, real message that can be true of any era.
Reading Ahead -
"Simple Recipes" follows the same theme as Larkin's poem in that traditions and values are passed on through the method of parenting used. The author disagrees with how his parents are handling the situation with his brother through violence and there isn't anything he can do to change it. The author complicates the story by speaking of admirable qualities of his father such as his love for cooking and his gentle side, as well as his angry violent side which we see with how he disciplines his brother. It relates to "This Be The Verse" because the author's father most likely adopted his disciplinary ways from the way he was brought up by his parents.
I absolutely think that Larkin's "This Be The Verse" has a universal theme. By using the words "you" and "your" he is referring to any person or reader. I completely agree with the poem because it can make sense to any and everyone whether it be on a deeper level or just a simple ideal that was passed on by your parents and you have grown to think the opposite. Or maybe you have come to use your parent's lessons and examples as what not to do in your own adult life. It also implies that nobody is perfect. Your parents "have their turn" to learn from their parents and no matter how much time passes and generations come, there will never be perfection. To me this poem fits some criteria for great literature, because it is pertinent to contemporary life and sends a powerful, real message that can be true of any era.
Reading Ahead -
"Simple Recipes" follows the same theme as Larkin's poem in that traditions and values are passed on through the method of parenting used. The author disagrees with how his parents are handling the situation with his brother through violence and there isn't anything he can do to change it. The author complicates the story by speaking of admirable qualities of his father such as his love for cooking and his gentle side, as well as his angry violent side which we see with how he disciplines his brother. It relates to "This Be The Verse" because the author's father most likely adopted his disciplinary ways from the way he was brought up by his parents.