A Woman Mourned By Daughters: An Analysis

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in�) as they think about how they used to be
treated.
After the mother dies, the daughters are left with several
responsibilities which are discussed in the next section (Lines 22-28). These
responsibilities are not ones which the daughters would be happy to take care of.
They are so hateful toward their mother and the problems she left are only a
burden to them. They feel that they are still being pushed around even after
she is dead. Even the thought of taking care of their sick and dying father is
thought of as a chore instead of a blessing.
The final section of this poem (Lines 29-33) basically states that if
they do something, and it isn't exactly the way their mother would have wished
it done, they will be punished. They will feel the guilt from their mother,
from beyond the grave, if they do not do things the way she did them, or would
have wanted them done.
The author of this poem made the daughters the speaker and the mother
the auditor. In some ways it makes you ...

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