Question

why does the boy call out to his father? from casabianca poem​

Answer 1

Explanation:

In Felicia Dorothea Hemans’s poem “Casabianca,” the boy speaks out several times to talk to someone whom he calls “Father”. At first, the boy appears to be speaking to his actually father because “father” is not capitalized (10), but only a few lines later, “Father” is capitalized (13). Because the boy is looking for an answer about his untimely death, I think that he is asking God for that answer instead of asking his own biological father. In Christian faith, God is sometimes referred to as “the Father,” which is why I choose to interpret the poem in this way. This interpretation is emphasized by the fact that the boy is listening for a specific voice, but all he can hear are the “booming shots” from the battle that bring him back to the present (19). He tries to reach out to God several times throughout the poem, but his attempts are not successful.

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