Write the theme of the poem Father and son
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The theme of this poem is the relationship between a father and son and the generation gap that exists between them.
The father remarks that he cannot understand his son even though they have lived in the same house for years. They had a good relationship when the son was small; but now, as years have passed, the distance between them has grown. The father and son speak to each other as if they are strangers. Their thoughts don't match and there is no sign of understanding in the air. Although his son is very much similar to him, they do not share any common passion. There is deep silence between them.
Elizabeth Jennings' “Father to Son” highlights the theme of the generation gap which crops up due to lack of communication, acceptance and change of views and ideas. The poem reveals the internal conflict that a father undergoes when his son grows up and has his own interests, ideas and perceptions