Robert Frost, a well-known American poet, often discussed the themes of human tragedies and fears, as well as their eventual acceptance or resolution, in his poetry. So, he wants someone to relieve him of his pain by killing him. He even had a childish desire for all the poor to put an end to their pain in one stroke. The poet feels quite miserable at the pitiful suffering of the poor villagers. The ‘greedy good-doers’ and ‘beneficial beasts of prey’ wanted to force the benefits on the poor villagers and to befool them. They even tried to teach them to sleep during the day. They wanted to teach them ways that could change their good and healthy habits. They’re planning to move the villagers to the village huddled together. They were aiming to buy their property on the roadside to build theaters and stores. Some good-doers are known to plan to eliminate their poverty. The poor people of the village had little income. And one of them stopped because of the need for petrol, although it was quite obvious that the farmer did not sell petrol. Another car stopped to get to know the way. It came to the farmer’s yard, and it spoiled the grass. They believe that such badly painted signs ruin the beauty of the countryside. And if few of them happen to look at it, they see how the letters N and S were wrong. People in cars are going past without even giving a cursory look at their stall. He believes that money can give him a better lifestyle than he saw in movies. He’s trying to sell his products for the money. He wants to sell wild berries, squash and other products. A few thousand cars are speeding past it. The poem is about a farmer who puts a little new shed in front of his house on the edge of the road. The poem “A Roadside Stand,” written by Robert Frost presents the lives of poor deprived people with pitiless clarity and with the deepest sympathy and humanity. However, he wonders how he might feel if someone tried to do him this supposed service until logical thought returns to his mind. He also thinks that it would be better to only bring these individuals out of their misery and struggles of life. Their lifestyles offer sufficient proof of this. ‘Polished traffic’ refers to the upper class who drive their cars to their destinations (with a mind ahead) presumably to another area, oblivious to the countryside roadside stand, and if they were distracted by it (even for a moment), they appeared out of place in it (out of sorts).Īccording to the poet, these country folk (“the necessary raise of spirit”) have not found the progress needed. They are still frustrated, however, because cars just stop to ask for the price, to ask for their way forward, to reverse or to ask for a gallon of gas. The open windows of farmer’s house appear to wait all day just to hear the sound of a car stopping to make a purchase. The new ‘greedy good doers,’ who teach these people not to use their minds, are reversing this pattern.They are unable to sleep at night because they have not performed during the day, or because their new lifestyle is upsetting.įrost then shares his personal feelings, saying that he can’t bear thinking about the farmer’s broken dreams. ‘The ancient way’ could refer to the old way of working during the day and sleeping at night. The altruists want to make these villagers fully dependent on them for all of their rewards and comforts, stripping them of their ability to reason and be self-sufficient. He just wants some (city) money to experience the plush life (make our beings expand) depicted by the movies and other media, which he is said to be denied by the political parties.įrost goes on to say that, despite the fact that these people have benefactors (good-doers) who plan to move them to villages where they will have convenient access to the cinema and the supermarket, they are simply selfish (‘greedy gooddoers’ and’beasts of prey’) and only support these “pitiful kin” to benefit themselves indirectly. The farmer tells the rich travelers that if they meant to be cruel, they should keep their money, and that the damage to the view is not as important to him as the disappointment he feels at being ignored. However, no cars ever stop and those who even glance in the direction of the stand without any feeling of concern or relatedness (out of sorts) just comment on how the building spoils the view of the surroundings or how badly painted the incorrectly pointed North and South signs are or to notice, without interest, wild berries and squash for sale in the stand or in the beautiful mountains. He’s just trying to make a living, he doesn’t beg for money. A small farmer is builds a vegetable stand on the edge of the highway outside his house, hoping that passing cars would buy the goods and earn a little money to help the cities fall into ruin. The poem begins with a description of the roadside stand and the intent behind it.
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