The discovery of the origin of his obsession then husband’s wife’s window allows other understandings about human behaviour to be made. The revelation that he sees what she does then prompts an opportunity for him to unravel why the wife isolates herself in her grief and why she feels he is incapable of the true measure of understanding about this matter. In a process fuelled by grief and represented as divisive, the two ultimately cannot reconcile their differences despite the profundity of her revelations about him. The discovery of isolated man in the grieving process and, ultimately, by extension, life itself, is represented through the two characters inability to empathise and sympathise with each other and it is revealed that these behaviours have devastating effects of the nature of man and relationships. We are therefore positioned as responders to recognise the importance of empathy and understanding in our dealings with others. It is discovered, within the poem, by responder and characters alike, that life is mutable and transient, fragile and brief. These profound revelations, creatively shaped by the representation of the fractured relationship in poet’s selective the title a deeper resonance this is not simply about the “Home Burial”, afford – grief experienced with the loss of a child, but the propensity for relationships to fracture irreparably through this journey; hence the is not just of the “burial” child, but of the marriage and their future. is ultimately a solo experience with much as it is Life’s journey “Home Burial”, within of and despite the opportunity to “The Tuft Flowers” “Mending Wall”, empathise with others. We discover to continue on in life man’s propensity despite great grief, and the stoicism observed in other poems is similarly notable here. This factor is one which divides though, ultimately, as the wife within the poem cannot fathom the ability to continue on with his rituals and husband’s work in the face of profound grief. Some resist discovery, as revealed through the steadfast refusal to allow wife’s the husband to both understand her and grieve with her. Through resisting the revealing of this knowledge with her husband, her assumptions and perceptions about her husband remain unchanged as she preserves the nature of grief for herself and, therefore, permits the relationship to continue its demise.
The husband’s discovery of the origin of his wife’s window obsession then allows other understandings about human behaviour to be made. The revelation that he sees what she does then prompts an opportunity for him to unravel why the wife isolates herself in her grief and why she feels he is incapable of the true measure of understanding about this matter. In a process fuelled by grief and represented as divisive, the two ultimately cannot reconcile their differences despite the profundity of her revelations about him. The discovery of isolated man in the grieving process and, ultimately, by extension, life itself, is represented through the two characters inability to empathise and sympathise with each other and it is revealed that these behaviours have devastating effects of the nature of man and relationships. We are therefore positioned as responders to recognise the importance of empathy and understanding in our dealings with others. It is discovered, within the poem, by responder and characters alike, that life is mutable and transient, fragile and brief. These profound revelations, creatively shaped by the poet’s selective representation of the fractured relationship in “Home Burial”, afford the title a deeper resonance – this is not simply about the grief experienced with the loss of a child, but the propensity for relationships to fracture irreparably through this journey; hence the “burial” is not just of the child, but of the marriage and their future. Life’s journey is ultimately a solo experience with “Home Burial”, much as it is within “The Tuft of Flowers” and “Mending Wall”, despite the opportunity to empathise with others. We discover man’s propensity to continue on in life despite great grief, and the stoicism observed in other poems is similarly notable here. This factor is one which divides though, ultimately, as the wife within the poem cannot fathom the husband’s ability to continue on with his rituals and work in the face of profound grief. Some resist discovery, as revealed through the wife’s steadfast refusal to allow the husband to both understand her and grieve with her. Through resisting the revealing of this knowledge with her husband, her assumptions and perceptions about her husband remain unchanged as she preserves the nature of grief for herself and, therefore, permits the relationship to continue its demise.
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