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What is the theme of the poem Father to Son?

What is the theme of the poem Father to Son?

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  1. The theme of the poem Father to Son is Generation Gap and Communication Gap. In the poem, a father and his son are living in the same house since years. However the son who is an adult now, does not talk to his father. In fact, the father says that they talk very like like strangers. Father is unable to understand why he behaves like this though he (father) himself taught him the way of life.

    The son also seems to be a spendthrift. However father desires to forgive him for wasting his money because he wants to talk to his son. The father seems to be sad because the son is desiring to leave home.

    In the end, the son finally breaks silence and tells his father that he cannot understand why he is behaving like that, he often gets angry. In spite of this, they are unable to fill the gap between them.

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