Question

Was the poor man‟s hatred for the rich justified? Of what use did his hatred come to him?​

Answer 1

Answer:

In Kinney's poem 'The Cold Within' the poor has prejudice against the rich. He thinks that the rich are idle and he should not use his log to warm the idle rich. Again, the rich man is similarly prejudiced against the poor. He thinks that the poor are lazy and shiftless .

Answer 2

• According to the poet, material richness comes from the accumulation of wealth. As the character of the rich man suggests here, the rich man’s practice of wealth accumulation has made him too possessive, self-centred, opportunistic and insensitive to his surroundings. He doubts others, fearing that they may steal or take away his wealth. This makes it extremely difficult for him to mix and cooperate with others. The way he perceives his less wealthy or materially poor neighbour thus isolates him and tends to make him unsociable.