Analysis Of My Papa's Waltz By Theodore Roethke

"Inside is where the son and father will always be holding hands"(Adam Johnson). All children one way or another have a special bond between them and their father. But, a father and son form an unbreakable bond. It's natural for a father to groom his son and teach him things he himself faced when he was once young. The poem "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke entails a memory of a small boy and father perceived to be having a good time and having a good time and dancing despite the father being drunk. “My Papa’s Waltz” is a positive childhood experience because the drunk father made time for his son, the father worked hard to provide for his family and the small boy loved his father unconditionally. The drunk father made time for his son, “We romped until the pans slid from the shelf” this quote from the poem proves that the father and so were having so much fun that they were unaware that the pans falling off the kitchen shelf. When people are so engrossed in their actions, in this case it was the father and son …show more content…
The father seems to be a hard worker who takes care of his family, but things do not seem to go right for him. Studies indicate that many people drink as a means of coping with life and its accompanying economic stress, job stress and marital discord. “The whiskey on your breath” this line could be interpreted as a person who has alcohol on his breath or is drunk, but it could also be interpreted in a positive way. For example a hardworking person who has a few stumbles and falls but their way of relieving some of stress is drinking to forget which in this case applies to the father. “The hand that held my wrist was battered on one knuckle” this proves that the occupation occupied by the father, is one that requires hard labour and is quite demanding and also giving very little in return, like a gardener or even a welder which requires physical strength. Hence causing a battered