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The Hired Man

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In the eyes of a male, signs of sympathy, care, and forgiveness often exhibit characteristics of insubstantial conduct. In the poem “Death of the Hired Man,” Robert Frost’s character of Warren is no exception to this undocumented social law. Throughout the poem Warren exhibits an aggravated sense of emotion toward the character of Silas and after the devastating discovery of his death Warrens true colors and emotion peers through due to the undeniable love he has for his wife Mary. Warren is cold hearted farmer who isn’t exactly the worlds best at giving second chances. In the not so distant past, Silas, a man hired to help during haying season, has left Warren high and dry at a time in which he needs him the most. Due to the actions of Silas, Warren built a wall of synthetic hatred which doesn’t end in Silas’ favor when he unexpectedly arrives at Warren’s home. “I’ll not have the fellow back”, “I’m done” Warren replies bitterly to his spouse Mary in a conversation regarding the news of Silas’ unexpected arrival. Throughout the remainder of his conversation with his wife, Warren mocks the fact that Silas’ looks at his place as ‘home’. Warren, ate up with aggravation gives the definition of home as a place where you have to go, they have …show more content…

After his wife’s hypothesis on why Silas has decided to mysteriously drop by, Warren slowly and carefully entered the kitchen afraid of what he might find. Subsequent from finding the fragile body of the hired man, Warren to Mary, “slipped by her side, caught up her hand and waited.” Warren was hesitant to lay the news on his delicate and feeble companion and life partner. In a now gentle, loving, yet saddened tone all warren replied with was

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