... and the child. A positive relationship between parents and their children helps with the up bringing of the child. This is seen in Theodore Roethke's piece, "My Papa's Waltz", and in William Butler Yeats piece, "A Prayer for My Daughter". In Roethke's piece he writes, "We romped until the pans slid from the kitchens shelf; [My] mother's countenance could not unfrown itself."(202) Here he ... her. In these two pieces it is very clear that the Roethke had a special bond with his father and that Yeats had a special bond with his daughter. This bond is shown by Roethke reflecting on his exp...

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