Silas
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Silas is the aging, itinerant farmhand whose return and decline drive the emotional and moral core of Robert Frost’s narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man."
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farmhand
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ hired man ⓘ poetry character ⓘ |
| ageStatus | aging ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Death of the Hired Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Warren and Mary’s farm ⓘ |
| desire | to return to Warren and Mary’s farm ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Death of the Hired Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employmentStatus | itinerant worker ⓘ |
| failsToDo | keep steady employment with Warren ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | North of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | narrative poem ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryDeviceRole | catalyst for dialogue on what home means ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| moralQuestionRaised | what is one’s duty to another person in need ⓘ |
| motivation | to have a place to die ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives emotional core of the poem
ⓘ
drives moral core of the poem ⓘ |
| occupation | farmhand ⓘ |
| physicalCondition |
declining health
ⓘ
frail ⓘ |
| relationshipTo |
Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnsWhen | he is old and sick ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
title character ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | rural New England farm ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human vulnerability
ⓘ
the dignity of work ⓘ the need for mercy ⓘ |
| teaches | haymaking skills to Harold Wilson ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
aging and decline
ⓘ
charity and compassion ⓘ duty and responsibility ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ home and belonging ⓘ |
| worksFor | Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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