why does the poet says, "I would not instrude on him ? why doesn't he offer him money to buy another ball?
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Answer:
The poet says “I will not intrude on him” because he wants the boy to learn the meaning of loss on his own...
Explanation:
He does not offer him money to buy another ball because according to him, money or another ball is worthless.
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Question :
Why does the poet says, "I would not instrude on him" ? Why doesn't he offer him money to buy another ball?
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Answer :
Poem - The ball poem
Poet - John Berryman
They poet says that he does not wish to disturb him because he wants the boy to experience the loss himself and learn to cope with it. He does not offer him money to buy another ball because the last ball cannot be replaced and the boy has to learn this truth of life. He has to understand that it is the responsibility of him to take care of what he owns.
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