The poem at 39 written by Alice Walker focuses on the relationship between a father and daughter. From the first line, “How I miss my father,” it is already clear that Walker loves his father and longs to be with him, but he is absent. When she was born her father was “so tired”. It is unclear why this was, but it may have been due to the burden of another mouth to feed or debts. She wishes he wasn't as tired as he was, showing that she cares about him and perhaps feels guilty for making him feel worse during difficult times. Some negative aspects are evident in the poem when Walker states “To escape the life he knew”; with the word "escape" emphasizing negativity as you would usually run away from something that hurts you or something you don't want. This conflicted and planned relationship is then changed once again when Walker returns to the line "How I miss my father" suggesting a complete change in tone and mood as he returns to his original initial feelings. The entire second verse is about their relationship with money. Walker thinks of her father when she "writes deposit slips and checks," because he cared enough about her financial well-being to teach her how to manage her savings, which is a little out of the ordinary because at such a young age you don't you would expect a father who teaches his daughter these things. He "must have" given her the instructions, even though the word "must" implies a little doubt and she can't remember clearly what he said. This suggests that it happened a long time ago, perhaps when she was very young. Understandably, this shows that money is important to both of them regarding their financial situation at that time, as we know that they were struggling with money at that time. Also... in the middle of the paper... the parent-child relationship through the mother's perspective. Hughes uses negative, light-focused imagery such as "not light" and "darkness", in which the mother begins by immediately accepting life's difficulties and trying to teach her. Although described as a negative idea, it is also positive in that it is preparation, unlike Piano where Lawrence eventually had to face such difficulties and due to his lack of preparation he was beaten easily. Hughes shows some preparation methods in the poem through imperatives such as "don't turn your back" where he encourages the child to always have faith and believe in himself, never giving up. Hughes follows the idea of ​​an extended metaphor of life as a never-ending ladder with obstacles trying to stop you, "splinters", however, as taught, you must move forward and have the will to overcome challenges..