I Wanted to Share My Father’s World Essay -- Literary Analysis, Jimmy

Although single parenthood is on the rise in homes today, children still often have a father role in their life. It does not matter who the part is filled by: a father, uncle, older brother, grandfather, etc...; in almost all cases, those relationships between the father (figure) and child have lasting impacts on the youth the rest of their lives. In â€Å"I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,† Jimmy Carter tells the audience no matter the situation with a father, hold onto every moment. As Carter opens the poem, he tells how at this point in his life, he still has this essential want for things his own father presented him growing up. In the beginning, he expresses he has this â€Å"†¦pain [he] mostly hide[s], / but [that] ties of blood, or seed, endure† (lines 1-2). These lines voice how he longs for his father and just how painful it is without him at his side. In addition, he still feels â€Å"the hunger for his outstretched hand† (4) and a man’s embrace to take [him] in† (5). Furthermore, Carter explains how this â€Å"pain† he â€Å"feel[s] inside† (3) are also due to his â€Å"need for just a word of pr...