"Walking Away" Flashcards
Summary of walking away?
Explores a parent’s feelings about their child becoming independent.
Quotation about a sunny day
“It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day – / A sunny day with leaves just turning.”
“It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day – / A sunny day with leaves just turning.”
Nostalgia and change; a transitional moment in their relationship
Quotation about something wrenched from it’s orbit
“Like a satellite / Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away.”
“Like a satellite / Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away.”
Imagery of separation and loss of control.
Quotation about something set free
“With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free.”
“With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free.”
Highlights the child’s vulnerability and the parent’s protective instincts
Quotation about walking away
“How selfhood begins with a walking away, / And love is proved in the letting go.”
“How selfhood begins with a walking away, / And love is proved in the letting go.”
Captures the central idea of love requiring sacrifice and trust
