Compare ‘Follower’ and ‘Death of a naturalist’

... Rita Cheng 10CS English - Essay Compare 'Follower' and 'Death of a naturalist' Seamus Heaney wrote the two poems 'Follower' and 'Death of naturalist'. Seamus Heaney wrote the observed and recollected fact of his childhood rural life, the speaker of these two poems is young Seamus Heaney. His voice is unique. There is often another meaning underneath his poems. He sees thing in different ways and has a mind of his own. 'Follower' this poem is about how young Seamus Heaney always follow his father around in the farm when he is young. The title 'follower' represents young Seamus Heaney and his father being a follower, how they switch their roles. The other poem 'death of a naturalist' is about a child exploring the environment and collecting frogspawn from stagnant water, after the explanation by the child's teacher; the child is scared of frogs when he later returns to the stagnant water.

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