Home Burial as a reflection of reality "Home Burial" by Robert Frost is a masterfully written work, conceived from his and his wife's anguish at the loss of their firstborn son as from the estrangement between the sister-in-law and her husband due to the death of their son. In Donald J. Greiner's commentary on Frost's works, "The Indespensible Robert Frost", it is revealed that "Mrs. Frost could not ease her grief after Elliot's death, and Frost later reported that she knew then that the world was evil. Amy in "Home Burial" makes the same observations It often seems that writers have their own personal inspiration that fuels a great work to make its readers realize the complexity of human nature of "Home Burial" an example masterfully written about such works, conceived from his and his wife's anguish at the loss of their first-born son, as well as from the estrangement between his sister-in-law and her husband due to the death of their son In Donald In J. Greiner's commentary on Frost's works , “The Indespensible Robert Frost,” it is revealed that “Mrs. Frost failed to ease his grief after Elliot's death, and Frost later reported that he knew then that the world was evil. Amy in "Home Burial" makes the same observation." "Home Burial" illustrates the cause of marriage failure as a breakdown in communication, both verbal and physical, between two people who adopt totally different points of view in the midst of crisis. Amy makes the same observation." do not think that her husband is mourning the death of his son. Her opinion can be defended by the fact that she is experiencing unimaginable pain which she rightly believes is unique to a mother's caring nature. .. half of the paper ...their ability to speak to each other normally, but also because the physical side of their marriage is absent. Touch is a form of communication whose total absence can destroy a loving union. The realistically portrayed image of their marital turmoil reaches its climax when Amy opens the door, ready to walk away from the marriage. The melancholy conclusion of Frost's work ends up being the result of failed communication. “Home Burial” is unfortunately a reflection of reality. that many marriages fail in the event of the death of a child. A lack of communication, both verbally and physically, tears two people apart even without a tragedy as profound as the one Frost and his wife experienced. Frost's work is an expression of the most serious and traumatic side of nature and reveals the consequences of inevitable human defects.