Question

Does the poet really wish to become a hawker/gardener/watchman? Justify ur answer.
(question from the poem'Vocation'.

Answer 1

Answer:

• No, the poet does not want to necessarily be those professions, instead, he wants to be free.

Explanation:

• From the poem, the persona wants to become free and not restricted.
• The persona is a kid who feels chained with the orders of having to go to school and working on a fixed schedule including going to sleep.
• He feels that the people in this professions are not tied up to a fixed routine.
• He also wants to be free just like they.

Answer 2

Yes according to the poem, the really wishes to become hawker/Gardner/watchman because they are masters to themselves. There is no one to control them as the poet is controlled by his mother.

Explanation:

The poem “Vocation” gives us an insight into the working of the child’s mind. Children dislike parental interference in their activities and thrive hard for the freedom. The freedom of a hawker, Gradner and Watchmen whom the poet sees in his way to school fascinates him and he want to enjoy that freedom.