Question

Question 3.
‘I would have him prodigal.’ What does the father in Elizabeth Jennings’ poem mean by this?
Question 4.
What does the father feel about this stranger-like relationship with his son? Does he wish to change it?

Answer 1

Answer 3:

The father wants that his son should return to him just as the prodigal son had returned in the biblical story. The son was a wastrel and idler. He left home and went away. Yet, when he would return after several years, the father would celebrate his return.

Answer 4:

The father is unhappy about this stranger-like relationship. He, of course, wishes to change it as he is ready to accept his prodigal son. He will love to start living with him in the same house.

Answer 2

Answer:

‘I would have him prodigal.’ does the father in Elizabeth Jennings’ poem meant does the father feel about this stranger-like relationship with his son. he wish to change it