The poem “Warren Pryor” by Alden Nowlan is a very ironic poem. The poem is about a boy who lives on a farm with his parents. His parents feel that they live in an oppressed life on their farm, workings so hard to make so little. So his parents slaved, worked extra hard and made sacrifices to send him to boarding school so he could be saved from their little farm. When he graduated his parents were thrilled and full of pride that he would have the chance and freedom for a better life. The boy becomes a bank teller and his parents are so happy about all the money he is making. The parents worked so hard to free thrie son from living a life of oppression on a farm I which they were trapped. The irony is that they unwittingly pushed their son into a life in which he personally feels totally oppressed. The symbol in this poem that links to the theme of oppression would be the symbol of the cage. Alden Nowlan used the symbol of the cage in the quote “…like a young bear inside a teller’s cage…” (Nowlan 14). He then furthers the thought of the son’s oppression with the quote “aching with empty strength and throttled rage.” (Nowlan 16) announcing how oppressed the son really feels about his life.
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