How Heaney shows expertise of father and grandfather
Heaney shows expertise of his Father and Grandfather in both ‘Digging’ and ‘Follower’ by saying ‘than any other man’ in Digging. He also says ‘an expert’ in Follower.
Feelings toward family
Heaney shows a number of feelings towards his Father. In Follower he shows admiration, you can see this by ‘I wanted to grow up and plough’ which shows that he wants to follow in his fathers footstep. In Digging he feels as if he hasn't got the skills to follow in his fathers footsteps.
Family tradition
In Digging the faily tradition is that they all follow in the fathers footsteps except Heaney, as they were all manual workers except Heaney who is using his pen. However in Follower the family tradition is that he wants to grow up to be just like his father.
Momories recalled
In Follower the memories recalled are about how he used to follow his father and admire him and want to do what he does when he grows older, this is similar in Digging as he wants to be like his father.
