Family Unit 5

"Those Winter Sundays"
Robert Hayden

I felt as though Hayden did an exceptional job of making Those Winter Sundays, in a way, relatable. I felt as though the father in the poem went unappreciated by his family. Hayden describes a father who is extremely hardworking and labors all day, but "no one ever thanked him"(Hayden, 781 line 5). I feel as though the family takes the father's hard work for granted. They never take time to appreciate him which is why the father is seemingly distant from the rest of the family. However, the father continues to provide for his family because it is the right thing to do. He wants for his hard work to pay off. I think that the father hopes that one day, someone in the family will take notice of his hard work and thank him. Even if the family does not exhibit this form of thankfulness, I do not think that the father will stop his hard work. However,like the family in the story, many people are not as considerate as they could be and take many things in their lives for granted.