"The Young Housewife" by William Carlos Williams
This is an interesting poem because William Carlos Williams uses this short poem to give a descriptive story of this woman's life within one day, which really consists of her whole life because she obviously is a housewife who does the same thing everyday. I think it is a possiblity that the narrator has a certain amount of affection for this woman because he has drawn an interest to her since he watches her in detail. Even though she just stays at home, I think he realizes how much she does by saying, "shy, uncorseted, tucking in / stray ends of hair, and I compare her / to a fallen leaf." (Lines 7-9). I don't think he is saying she is ugly, I see it as him saying she is tired and could be a beautiful woman when she is put together and not restless from her everyday routine of keeping the house perfect and in order. Another reason I think he has an affection for her is because at the end of the poem he says, "...as I bow and pass smiling." (Line 12). If he didn't care for this woman he would just pass quickly like every other person.
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