Question

according to the poet,who is responsible for the condition or state of the man with a hoe

Answer 1

According to the poet, The powerful and the healthy people are responsible for the condition or state of the man with a hoe.  He gives a sorrowful description of their lives with phrases such as stolen their souls, snatched the joy out of their lives and made them worse than animals.   He symbolises working man as a protest against the wealthy and the powerful.

Answer 2

In the poem, "man with a hoe" the poet describes the pathetic situation of the working men.

They are spending utterly painful lives while the high-class wealthy people are living luxurious lives.

This poem brings out the pathos of these working men who do not own any wealth.

They keep on working like slaves for the wealthy people.