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To a daughter leaving home (Linda Pastan (topics (everyday events, life…
To a daughter leaving home
a paradox
kids become independent adults v.s. reluctant to give their kids free rein+ afraid of that their kids not ready for independence
little girl in the poem: pumping for her life
Linda Pastan
a contemporary American poet
topics
everyday events
life and death
love and loss
pain and sickness
joy and sorrow
styles
understatement
conclusion
the poem actually refers to a grown up daughter ready to leave home.
a caring and conscientious mother gives her daughter blessing
the contrasts in the poem
mother's anxiety
afraid her daughter would fall off from bike
little girl's excitement
newly acquired skill
expand her horizons and win the independence