The form of the poem "After Apple-Picking" is different compared to the other poems in this unit. In my opinion, the poem was a progression from hard work to retirement to death. Instead of telling a short story or a particular feeling, this piece of literature described a journey using very few words. The apple-picking represents the hard work, the decision to stop picking apples and take time to rest represents retirement, and "long sleep" represents eventual death. The character in the poem is tired of working hard and wants to move onto something else.
There is one aspect of the story that I am confused about. Do the apples have a negative connotation? Or are they the fruit of life? History of the Bible describes apples as a fruit of a corrupted life; however, modern-day teachings never use the apple as a poisonous fruit, but as something positive. Somebody help me out!
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