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Compare the ways in which the two poems 'digging' and 'follower' explore the relationship between the poet and his father
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... Compare the ways in which the two poems 'digging' and 'follower' explore the relationship between the poet and his father Seamus Heany's Poems 'Digging' and 'Follower' explore Heaney's life on his farm in Ireland with his father. In both poems, heany talks of how he had a choice to take one of two paths, one of which was to follow in his ancestor's footsteps and become a farmer, the other was to become a writer. In 'Follower' heany aspires to be like his father, where as in 'Digging' he still admires his ancestors, but he wishes to take a different route in life. In this essay I intend to look at how the father/son relation ship is shown in both poems through the titles, themes, structure/style and language. The title 'Follower' literal and metaphorical, as it is about Heaney following his father. It tells us of how Heaney trudged after his father,
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