What is the central message in the poems The Ax-Helve and Out out- by Robert Frost?

Answer 1

The Ax-helve is a poem by Robert Frost from about the 1917. It is poem about neighbors and strangers and centered on a man who is cutting wood. The Out-Out is a poem by Robert Frost from 1916 and it about a young boy who loses his hand by a saw.

Answer 2

The central message in "The Ax-Helve" is about the importance of craftsmanship and the relationship between man and tool. In "Out, Out-", the central message revolves around the suddenness and fragility of life, as well as the indifference of nature to human suffering.