Thursday, February 23, 2012

blog 9


                "Who's Who" by W.H. Auden ordains the notion of someone or a man committed to becoming a great figure of impeccable accomplishments in order to receive acceptance from his father or father-like figure.  It is a homage to human kind's perseverance as well as its humility because of its display and tone within the poem.  It honors human perseverance by detailing the great actions that a man has done like climbing a mountain, discovering a seas and lands, and becoming a man through trial and error.  However, all of these accomplishments are done in the respect of proving himself to another figure in his life.  This other figure is someone else but most likely a father figure that has gained the attention of this young person.  This father figure is the motivation and drive that the man uses to achieve his goals in order to prove his worthiness to another who does little to better himself or the world.  This poem is about family and how everyone has a drive in order to protect a loved one and would go to great lengths to do it.  

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