Out, Out Themes

If there's one thing Robert Frost works on constantly, it's the theme of masculinity. He works on it from a different perspective of a Thoreau or a Whitman, but there are still those basic, meaty q...

What's the point of chopping wood? (Other than to measure how much wood a woodchuck could chuck, we mean.) Seriously, these farmers cut wood for their stove to keep warm. It's an essential activity...

This is a little more specific than just "work." Machines help people do their labor, but they can be deadly instruments. In the case of "Out, Out," we're talking about a saw. There's a lot of blen...

We know, "Out, Out," just gets more and more cheerful, doesn't it? Fear not, though. We're here to guide you through the dark path. Death is an ever-present part of life, but in this poem Frost con...