8217;s hand” “as if to prove saws [know] what supper [means]”. In this way, Frost shies away from the fact that the boy brings death upon himself by getting momentarily distracted from cutting the wood, accenting blame on an inanimate object. Along with faulting the buzz saw, the reader can also cast blame on the parents for making the boy, “a child at heart”, take on adult responsibility to “[do] a man’s work”, which results in a freak accident and ultimately, the boy’s death. In “Out, Out--”, realistic imagery and the personification of a buzz saw convey Frost’s theme of how we as human beings must continue onward with our lives even in the face of tragedy, along with hinting at the selfish nature of the human race, who have a tendency to only be concerned only for themselves. ...
