My Son My Executioner

When we talk about love, a good portion of the time we talk about the loss of love. In Danal Hall's (p. 1) "My Son My Executioner," the speaker uses figurative language to identify her "son" as also her "executioner." A mother's love for her son is as deep and strong as any bond of love between individuals, if not, perhaps, the strongest of all love bonds. However, in this poem the speaker is not viewing her son in the t

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