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Childhood Memories

by a song, the man is transported back to the Sundays of his childhood where he would sit beneath the piano as his mother played hymns. While melancholy, Lawrence shows us that his persona yearns for the happy childhood he once had with the line, "The glamour Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past" (574). The author establishes a connection with readers through his use of music as a means of passage through time with the statement, "In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song Betrays me back," (574). Through this use of music and the persona's bittersweet memories of a past childhood, Lawrence's "Piano" relates itself to the reader."My Papa's Waltz" and "Piano" are recollections of a grown man's youth. The vast differences in each man's upbringing points out the great differences in the human experience. "My Papa's Waltz" is not only the tale of a child's required romp around the house, but can also be seen as a representation of the young boy's entire relationship with his addicted father. "Piano" on the other hand, is the contemplation of a happy childhood past too quickly....

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