Question

What are the issued raised in the poem my mother at 66

Answer 1

My Mother at Sixty-six is based on the theme of advancing age and the fear of loss and separation associated with it. ... She must be feeling guilty of not being able to stay with her mother in her old age. She also wishes for the lost beauty and youth of her mother

Answer 2

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The poet describes her mother as an old lady who has become pale, weak and worn out. She often dozes and remains unconscious about herself like a dead body.

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