There is Eritrean saying that says “the candle burn to give a light while the name indicates”; as the name “The Giving Tree” tells everything also. Silberstein explains in her poet “ The Given Tree” how a generous, selfless, love and caring mother help for her bay no matter what age. First, Silberstein starts her poet saying “…every day the boy would come to play/ swinging from the branches, sleeping in the shade” (lines 1-2). This part poem explains the relationship between the early stages of childhood. Since a baby is dependent of his mother, he usually needs her such as play. The word play can be many thing such as giving a shower while a baby enjoy, after feeding while a mother try to burb her baby, during changing diaper and asking for attention. Also, the writer mentions “swinging and sleeping” which is a common caring mother do to her beloved child. After feeding, playing, and giving everything what a baby need is time for break which is a nap. A baby usually asks the warmth love of a mother, the swing of her hold and let sleep on her chest. For the loved tree mother of mother no matter what it’s fulfill happiness to do that even though her …show more content…
But for unknown reason he comes for help and asks his mother for help saying, “"Can you give me some money, tree, to buy something I’ve found?"”(Line 9). For the mother, it is very hard to say no even though she does not have it. But she offer her son her fruit to sale it and he can cover his expenses, saying “"But you can take my apples, boy, and sell them in the town’” (line 11). This apple of the tree could be his mother’s gold, diamond, and antic. For most man this might seems a sign of weakness, but as a mother myself it is the instinct that is born and died with the mother only. Mother is always wish and dream her kids best. That’s why she feeds her baby before she feeds herself starting pregnancy indeed