Themes in Digging by Will Martin https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018 What themes and issues did you find in the poem? en-us 2018-02-22 23:08:58 UTC 2018-02-23 00:16:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533373 should the son follow in the footsteps of his ancestors ]]> 2018-02-23 00:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533373 That he wants to write but all his ancestors are diggers https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533381 2018-02-23 00:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533381 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533503 Family pressure]]> 2018-02-23 00:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533503 if he he was a better man than his grandfather https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533577 2018-02-23 00:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533577 Identity https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533596 Should he follow and fit in with his family? Or should he go outside of the considered norm? 

The poem is about him trying to decide on which path to take. ]]> 2018-02-23 00:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533596 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533634 Being different from his family. Should he dig or should he create a new path for himself]]> 2018-02-23 00:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533634 Expectations https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533643 Should he live up to the expectations of his ancestors or should he follow his passion]]> 2018-02-23 00:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533643 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533645 history and Irish tradition.
war and potato famine, sustenance]]> 2018-02-23 00:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533645 Would he be a disgrace to his family https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533795 2018-02-23 00:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533795 He has come to realization that, by being a poet he isn't doing anything wrong by not following his father and grandfather as it is his talent. 161122 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533928  
Internal and 
pressure because at that time most people used to farm.
 
]]> 2018-02-23 00:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533928 Rewards 160174 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533960 The idea of different rewards (potatoes, a successful poem or acceptance of his poems, milk, good turf)  and  the idea of overcoming obstacles (tall tops, possibly the difficult stage of his writing not being accepted, hard physical labour with digging) to get the rewards. ]]> 2018-02-23 00:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533960 Comparisons https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533966 Working hard outside vs working peacefully inside

Pen vs Gun (both can cause distress/show messages)

Pen vs Turf-Spade (both make marks)]]> 2018-02-23 00:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234533966 Repeated metaphors create comparisons between writing and digging 160983 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534027 the poet is in a conflict with what he loves and what he believes his family wants. This poem is a cry for acceptance from his inner demons]]> 2018-02-23 00:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534027 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534076 potato famine

]]> 2018-02-23 00:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534076 Transformation 161122 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534093 2018-02-23 00:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534093 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534239 aware of the tension and distress that was to come... war, fights, religion]]> 2018-02-23 00:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534239 Self doubt https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534248 2018-02-23 00:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534248 Change https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534272 At the start of the poem, he compares his pen to a gun which is used for violence and destruction but at the end he compares his pen with his spade saying that he is doing just as good work as his father and grandfather etc...]]> 2018-02-23 00:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534272 His family don't believe that writing is a career https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534300 2018-02-23 00:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534300 realization https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534424 The generations coming into consciousness.]]> 2018-02-23 00:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534424 Admiration https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534571 Although he wants to write he also has a large amount of respect for his father, grandfather and ancestors. ]]> 2018-02-23 00:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534571 Perserverance https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534575 Pushing forward into his own personality, life and hobbies ]]> 2018-02-23 00:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234534575 Confusion 161122 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234535262 2018-02-23 00:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/diggingthemes2018/wish/234535262