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    The father feels helpless because his son turns out to be different than what he expected him to be. There is no mutual understanding between the two. Both father and son live in the same house yet they are strangers to each other. There is little to no talk between the two. His son is spendthrift aRead more

    The father feels helpless because his son turns out to be different than what he expected him to be. There is no mutual understanding between the two. Both father and son live in the same house yet they are strangers to each other.

    There is little to no talk between the two. His son is spendthrift and wastes all his (father’s) money. In the end, son breaks the silence yet the communication gap remains intact between the two.

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    The line means that the father raised his son with proper education and manners. He desires that his son may be like him. However now that the son is grown up, his has quite different than what his father expected. His father does not understand the likes and dislikes of his son. Read summary of FatRead more

    The line means that the father raised his son with proper education and manners. He desires that his son may be like him. However now that the son is grown up, his has quite different than what his father expected. His father does not understand the likes and dislikes of his son.

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    In the poem Father to Son, the father seems to be helpless. He had raised his son giving him proper education and manners. However the son turns out to be different than what he had expected. There is no communication between the two. Both live in the same house like strangers. Father even desires tRead more

    In the poem Father to Son, the father seems to be helpless. He had raised his son giving him proper education and manners. However the son turns out to be different than what he had expected. There is no communication between the two. Both live in the same house like strangers.

    Father even desires to forgive his spendthrift son though the latter wasted all his money. The father also does not like the idea of his son leaving the home. In the end, son finally breaks the silence and tells his father that he does not know why he is behaving like this. However the communication gap still remains there.

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    The final Realization of the father and his son is that they have to live on the same earth and same land. Moreover both want to forgive each other yet they are unable to communicate. Read summary of Father to Son Play quiz on Father to Son

    The final Realization of the father and his son is that they have to live on the same earth and same land. Moreover both want to forgive each other yet they are unable to communicate.

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    The phrase "words an empty hand" signify that in spite of breaking silence and talking to each other, neither father nor son could gain anything. The strangeness and communication gap remains intact between the two even after talking to each other. Read summary of Father to Son Play quiz on Father tRead more

    The phrase “words an empty hand” signify that in spite of breaking silence and talking to each other, neither father nor son could gain anything. The strangeness and communication gap remains intact between the two even after talking to each other.

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    The father and his son speak like strangers because there is no mutual understanding between the two. They have different thoughts, different likes and dislikes, different ways of living their lives. Though the father wanted his son to be like him, the opposite happens. Read summary of Father to SonRead more

    The father and his son speak like strangers because there is no mutual understanding between the two. They have different thoughts, different likes and dislikes, different ways of living their lives. Though the father wanted his son to be like him, the opposite happens.

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    The father and his son speak like strangers to each other as both have different thoughts and way of living. Read summary of Father to Son Play quiz on Father to Son

    The father and his son speak like strangers to each other as both have different thoughts and way of living.

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    He says so because the education, the manners and the way of life which he (father) gave to his son are not found in him (the son). On contrary, he is different. He is spendthrift, he gets angry and does not talk to his father. Read summary of Father to Son Play quiz on Father to Son

    He says so because the education, the manners and the way of life which he (father) gave to his son are not found in him (the son). On contrary, he is different. He is spendthrift, he gets angry and does not talk to his father.

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    Father's greatest wish for his spendthrift son is that he may talk to him and live with him. Read summary of Father to Son Play quiz on Father to Son

    Father’s greatest wish for his spendthrift son is that he may talk to him and live with him.

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    Father is unable to understand his son in because he is quite different from what he expected him to be. There is no proper communication between the two. Both live in the same house like strangers. Son is spendthrift and wastes all the money of his father yet the latter desires to forgive him. In tRead more

    Father is unable to understand his son in because he is quite different from what he expected him to be. There is no proper communication between the two. Both live in the same house like strangers. Son is spendthrift and wastes all the money of his father yet the latter desires to forgive him.

    In the end, both try to end their strangeness yet they cannot and the communication gap remains intact between the two.

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