מילים חדשות

Both "The Lemon Tree" and "Kitchen Table, Ten P.M." show how the relationship between generations changes over time. In the story, Ori first learns from his grandfather, who shows him how to look after the tree. At the end, however, Ori becomes the one who looks after something: he plants the seeds and waters them "very carefully" on a Friday, just as Saba did. This suggests that Saba's love has not ended with his death; it has passed to Ori. In a similar way, the speaker of the poem has been the mother's "voice for years", but in the last stanza the speaker decides to "close my mouth / and let her speak". As a result of the mother's hard work, the roles return to their natural order. The two texts are different, though. In the story, the change comes after a loss, so the ending is sad but hopeful, while in the poem the change comes from effort, so the tone is proud. In both texts, then, growing up means knowing when to take responsibility and when to step back.

Both "The Lemon Tree" and "Kitchen Table, Ten P.M." show how the relationship between generations changes over time. In the story, Ori first learns from his grandfather, who shows him how to look after the tree. At the end, however, Ori becomes the one who looks after something: he plants the seeds and waters them "very carefully" on a Friday, just as Saba did. This suggests that Saba's love has not ended with his death; it has passed to Ori. In a similar way, the speaker of the poem has been the mother's "voice for years", but in the last stanza the speaker decides to "close my mouth / and let her speak". As a result of the mother's hard work, the roles return to their natural order. The two texts are different, though. In the story, the change comes after a loss, so the ending is sad but hopeful, while in the poem the change comes from effort, so the tone is proud. In both texts, then, growing up means knowing when to take responsibility and when to step back.

Both "The Lemon Tree" and "Kitchen Table, Ten P.M." show how the relationship between generations changes over time. In the story, Ori first learns from his grandfather, who shows him how to look after the tree. At the end, however, Ori becomes the one who looks after something: he plants the seeds and waters them "very carefully" on a Friday, just as Saba did. This suggests that Saba's love has not ended with his death; it has passed to Ori. In a similar way, the speaker of the poem has been the mother's "voice for years", but in the last stanza the speaker decides to "close my mouth / and let her speak". As a result of the mother's hard work, the roles return to their natural order. The two texts are different, though. In the story, the change comes after a loss, so the ending is sad but hopeful, while in the poem the change comes from effort, so the tone is proud. In both texts, then, growing up means knowing when to take responsibility and when to step back.