Read the excerpt below from the poet and critic amy lowell's review of the book that included robert frost's "a servant
to servants and answer the question
mr. frost's book reveals a disease which is eating into the vitals of our new england life, at least in its rural
communities
what is there in the hard, vigorous climate of these states which plants the seeds of degeneration? is the
violence and ugliness of their religious belief the cause of these twisted and tortured lives? have the sane,
full-blooded men all been drafted away to the cities, or the west, leaving behind only feeble remainders of a
once fine stock?
mr. frost's is not the kindly new england of whittier, nor the humorous and sensible one of lowell; it is a
latter-day new england, where a civilization is decaying to give place to another and very different one.
based on what you have read in "a servant to servants," do you agree with lowell's analysis? cite evidence and
examples from the poem to support your response of at least 150 words.

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."