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The poem “Miniver Cheevy” by Edwin A. Robinson paints an interesting picture of a man so completely obsessed with celebrated historical accounts that he despises the present day
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Miniver Cheevy The poem "Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin A. Robinson paints an interesting picture of a man so completely obsessed with celebrated historical accounts that he despises the present day. It seems as though Miniver Cheevy's romantic idealism ends up becoming his downfall when stating, "Miniver coughed, and called it fate,/ And kept on drinking." "Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn, Grew lean while he assailed the seasons; He wept that he was ever born, And he had his reasons" This first stanza of the poem provides an idea of the poem's theme, but we learn this is not a happy story. The verse tells the reader about a child treated with disrespect, or not worthy of anything but disdain in his life. During the second line the reader finds out that, the protagonist either became very thin, or more likely, wound up beaten and worn while going through life. Miniver is...
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