Roethkes Exploration of ideas in My Papas Waltz
Theodore Roethke explores his ideas to great effect in My Papas Waltz. ... Roethkes choice of words also gives the reader a clear impression of the size of the boy in proportion to the size of his papa. ... The child clings to his papas shirt and the father holds onto his childs wrists. ... Roethkes choice of words makes the reader fell as carried away by the dance as the father and son. ... Roethkes exporations of the emotions of a child are highly successful. The way that that reader becomes carried away, as if he was a child, is an indication of how well Roethke has written My Papas Waltz.