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Describe the predicament of the widow in the poem, 'The Farmer’s Wife’. |
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Answer» Farmer committed suicide — debt is a death blow — burden of debt — creditors knocking at her door — bears the burden of four children — she questions the society — gives account of her bitter past — but ends with an assertion — faces life boldly and wants to teach her children to face the harsh realities of life. Detailed Answer : Being unable to face the difficult situation after having no crops to harvest and sell, the farmer committed suicide. His widow wife expressed her helplessness, saying how she would bear the burden of four children. She compared her condition with 'worm-eaten pods'. Then she decided to face life's challenges. She made up her mind to teach her children to fight life - battles. She was determined to live, to struggle out her life even without her husband for her children. She had a strong willpower to embrace life with all its difficulties but not death like her husband. |
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