1. In "My Father Sits in the Dark," the speaker says, "But I could not understand it. How could it be restful to sit alone in an uncomfortable chair far into the night, in darkness?" What light does Rita Dove's poem "Daystar" shed on the father's perspective?

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Ramon Santana

6 May, 18:52

1. In "My Father Sits in the Dark," the speaker says, "But I could not understand it. How could it be restful to sit alone in an uncomfortable chair far into the night, in darkness?" What light does Rita Dove's poem "Daystar" shed on the father's perspective?

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Zoe Simmons · Answer 1

Kind of vague as we would need to read the preceding material ...

But from what I can gather, I'd say the father is a sad, gloomy or melancholy person.