Notes For BA First Year Literature
Father and Son - Cat Stevens What is the father’s attitude to his son and the son’s attitude to his father? Which do you more easily identify with? = The father thinks that his son is not a realist but too dreamy. He wants to make his son do what he had done in his time. He wants his son to marry and settle down. He dislikes his son’s bold desire for a change. He thinks that his son is still young and ignorant of world affairs. The son’s attitude towards his father is negative. He thinks that his father has oppressed him since he began to speak. He thinks that his father is the obstacle in his progress. He is fed up with the father’s conservative and static thinking. I more easily identify with the son because the son is bold, independent and wants to live a life of freedom. He leaves the stable life to fulfil his lofty desire. Even though he may fail, he leaves the pleasure and protection of his house to fulfil his mission.
The conflict between the father’s desire for t…
