'Working Late'.Question: Discuss the narrator's feelings towards his father and his own situation. How does the poet convey these feelings? “Work late”. There are several interpretations around this title. Somehow we are led to believe that the poem is written based on a prestigious man who took great pride in his work. On another level, he could well represent a man who will gradually “distance himself” from all his relationships with his family by worrying about “distinguishing the true from the false”. The poem is a first person narration. , where the narrator is also the protagonist. This is a retrospective point of view, unreliable because it only relies on the protagonist's opinion. The narrator's reminiscences about his past and present situation insinuate a stream of consciousness. He remembers the times he spent “looking at the lights of the port, listening to the waves and the stream of coconut branches”. It is a description of visual and auditory imagery, which allows us to feel what the reader is feeling. There is an assonance of “light”, which brings consolation. The "light from my father's office" indicates the presence of the father, even though there is a lack of communication between them, there is still a feeling of security, because he can always try to ask his father for advice. The story appears to take place in an “office,” “late” at night, as the father comments that his son is still awake: “Still up? », which implies a rather carefree attitude towards the presence of his son. We have the impression that the father does not seem to be fulfilling his role adequately and that there is a fairly distant relationship between them. It seems to us that it is a luxurious house in a coastal area, a ...... middle of paper ......bolism, through the presence of the 'black hole'. Black holes are notorious for their incredible destructive capacity. This could spill over into his job, which destroys all relationships and meaning in his life. The use of a hyphenation throughout “If I open the cupboard… bang!” ”, is strategically placed to create a moment of suspense. This gives the reader a brief second to think about what will happen next. “Bang” is a use of onomatopoeia, which creates an aural image that appeals to the reader's sense of hearing. This allows the reader to describe and imagine what the protagonist is thinking and really immerse themselves in the poem. “Bang” could also represent a feeling of fear towards one's curiosity. He couldn't wait to "open a closet" to find the mysterious cases his father had been working on, but he was afraid of his father's reaction if he was caught..