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Father to Son
BY ELIZABETH JENNINGS
Presented by Ankit kumar yadav
Introduction
 The poem ‘Father to Son’, written by Elizabeth Jennings, is a strong
emotional poem implicating the generation gap that a father and his
son have. Although they are sharing a roof, they are not sharing
thoughts. This is a universal problem that is not easily resolved. This
poem portrays the strong emotions of a father about the differences he
and his son have. Even though they are near each other, they are farther
away in their individual spaces. While the father is trying to build a
connection with him, it seems impossible. It seems there are no common
interests between them.
Stanza 1
I do not understand this child
Though we have lived together now
In the same house for years. I know
Nothing of him, so try to build
Up a relationship from how
He was when small.
Stanza 1
 The father says, that he doesn’t understand his child though they
have lived in the same house together for years. He knows nothing
about his child. So, the father tries to build up a relationship with
his son from the early years.
 The father wants to begin from scratch again.
 The gap between the father and son is highlighted by the words
‘this child’. The father doesn’t even name his Son.
Stanza 2
Yet have I killed
The seed I spent or sown it where
The land is his and none of mine?
We speak like strangers, there's no sign
Of understanding in the air.
This child is built to my design
Yet what he loves I cannot share.
Stanza 2
 The father wonders if he has killed the seed which is his or has
sown it where the land belongs to the son and not the father. It
means that the father wonders if it all is his mistake or somehow
he tried to take his son on a path which the son never wanted to
pursue. Maybe the son was forced to and thus he stopped listening
to his father.
 Both –of them talk like total strangers and there are no signs of
understanding between them. The bond between father and son is a
very strong bond traditionally, but in this case the father says that
his son resembles him, yet what the son likes, the father dislikes.
The father cannot share the loves of his son.
Stanza 3
Silence surrounds us. I would have
Him prodigal, returning to
His father's house, the home he knew,
Rather than see him make and move
His world. I would forgive him too,
Shaping from sorrow a new love.
Stanza 3
 There is no dialogue between the father and the son. Silence
surrounds them. The father now becomes somewhat selfish. He
wishes that his son would be prodigal and then will return to his
father’s house, the house he always knew. It means that the father
wants his son to give respect to his father’s wishes. This would be
a much better scenario than to see his control his world.
 Now, the tone of the father gets a bit arrogant. He wants the son
to ask for forgiveness and the father would forgive him too. So
that, a new understanding could be developed from sadness.
 In this stanza, the father seems to be angry with his son. He
displays a self-centered wish to have control over his son.
Stanza 4
Father and son, we both must live
On the same globe and the same land.
He speaks: I cannot understand
Myself, why anger grows from grief.
We each put out an empty hand,
Longing for something to forgive.
Stanza 4
 Both the father and son must live on the same globe and the same
land. It means that they must have same thinking and the same
level of understanding for each other’s thoughts and wishes.
 The son says that he cannot understand what the father wants and
the father says that he is unable to understand why his anger
grows from grief. The father here is frustrated.
 Still, they both want to reconcile. They put out an empty hand for
friendship. They both long for something to forgive. But their
hands are empty as they fail to reignite the father-son bond.
Word meaning
 1. Grief – sorrow, sadness
 2. Prodigal – spending money freely
 3. Sown – here, the father’s act of giving birth to his son
 4. Longing: desiring something
Multiple choice questions
1.Who is the poet of the poem ‘Father to Son’?
A. Walt Whitman
B. Shirley Toulson
C. Elizabeth Jennings
D. Kush want Sing
2. What is the poem ‘Father to Son’ about?
A. Unsettling relationship between father and son
B. father’s old age
C. son comparing him to his father
D. father talking to son about his childhood
Multiple choice questions
3. How old is the son when his father rants about his agony to his son?
A. teenager
B. grown-up
C. child
D. just became adult
4. Father tells him that although they have lived in the same house for years, he ______
A. envy him
B. adore him
C. doesn’t understand him
D. finds him cunning
Multiple choice questions
5. What happened when he tried to build a relationship with him in his childhood?
A. he was successful
B. his efforts were in vain
c. he was half-way successful
D. None of the above
6. Does father know about his son’s likes and dislikes?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
C. Can’t say

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class 11 father to son (1).pptx

  • 1. Father to Son BY ELIZABETH JENNINGS Presented by Ankit kumar yadav
  • 2. Introduction  The poem ‘Father to Son’, written by Elizabeth Jennings, is a strong emotional poem implicating the generation gap that a father and his son have. Although they are sharing a roof, they are not sharing thoughts. This is a universal problem that is not easily resolved. This poem portrays the strong emotions of a father about the differences he and his son have. Even though they are near each other, they are farther away in their individual spaces. While the father is trying to build a connection with him, it seems impossible. It seems there are no common interests between them.
  • 3. Stanza 1 I do not understand this child Though we have lived together now In the same house for years. I know Nothing of him, so try to build Up a relationship from how He was when small.
  • 4. Stanza 1  The father says, that he doesn’t understand his child though they have lived in the same house together for years. He knows nothing about his child. So, the father tries to build up a relationship with his son from the early years.  The father wants to begin from scratch again.  The gap between the father and son is highlighted by the words ‘this child’. The father doesn’t even name his Son.
  • 5. Stanza 2 Yet have I killed The seed I spent or sown it where The land is his and none of mine? We speak like strangers, there's no sign Of understanding in the air. This child is built to my design Yet what he loves I cannot share.
  • 6. Stanza 2  The father wonders if he has killed the seed which is his or has sown it where the land belongs to the son and not the father. It means that the father wonders if it all is his mistake or somehow he tried to take his son on a path which the son never wanted to pursue. Maybe the son was forced to and thus he stopped listening to his father.  Both –of them talk like total strangers and there are no signs of understanding between them. The bond between father and son is a very strong bond traditionally, but in this case the father says that his son resembles him, yet what the son likes, the father dislikes. The father cannot share the loves of his son.
  • 7. Stanza 3 Silence surrounds us. I would have Him prodigal, returning to His father's house, the home he knew, Rather than see him make and move His world. I would forgive him too, Shaping from sorrow a new love.
  • 8. Stanza 3  There is no dialogue between the father and the son. Silence surrounds them. The father now becomes somewhat selfish. He wishes that his son would be prodigal and then will return to his father’s house, the house he always knew. It means that the father wants his son to give respect to his father’s wishes. This would be a much better scenario than to see his control his world.  Now, the tone of the father gets a bit arrogant. He wants the son to ask for forgiveness and the father would forgive him too. So that, a new understanding could be developed from sadness.  In this stanza, the father seems to be angry with his son. He displays a self-centered wish to have control over his son.
  • 9. Stanza 4 Father and son, we both must live On the same globe and the same land. He speaks: I cannot understand Myself, why anger grows from grief. We each put out an empty hand, Longing for something to forgive.
  • 10. Stanza 4  Both the father and son must live on the same globe and the same land. It means that they must have same thinking and the same level of understanding for each other’s thoughts and wishes.  The son says that he cannot understand what the father wants and the father says that he is unable to understand why his anger grows from grief. The father here is frustrated.  Still, they both want to reconcile. They put out an empty hand for friendship. They both long for something to forgive. But their hands are empty as they fail to reignite the father-son bond.
  • 11. Word meaning  1. Grief – sorrow, sadness  2. Prodigal – spending money freely  3. Sown – here, the father’s act of giving birth to his son  4. Longing: desiring something
  • 12. Multiple choice questions 1.Who is the poet of the poem ‘Father to Son’? A. Walt Whitman B. Shirley Toulson C. Elizabeth Jennings D. Kush want Sing 2. What is the poem ‘Father to Son’ about? A. Unsettling relationship between father and son B. father’s old age C. son comparing him to his father D. father talking to son about his childhood
  • 13. Multiple choice questions 3. How old is the son when his father rants about his agony to his son? A. teenager B. grown-up C. child D. just became adult 4. Father tells him that although they have lived in the same house for years, he ______ A. envy him B. adore him C. doesn’t understand him D. finds him cunning
  • 14. Multiple choice questions 5. What happened when he tried to build a relationship with him in his childhood? A. he was successful B. his efforts were in vain c. he was half-way successful D. None of the above 6. Does father know about his son’s likes and dislikes? A. Yes B. No C. Maybe C. Can’t say