Throughout this poem, Shel Silverstein uses a lot of conflicts. As you go through the story you see the boy grows up and only go visit the tree when he needs something. For example, the boy needed money and tree helped him earn money.
"I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money?" "I'm sorry," said the tree, …show more content…
Can you give me a house ?" " I have no house," said the tree. "The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house.
Then you will be happy." And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house.
From this you can see that the boy had a problem with getting a house. The tree had nothing to offer except for her branches. With those branches he was able to build him a house. Shel Silverstein uses a lot conflicts in his poem ‘The Giving tree”. In the poem “The Giving Tree” Shel Silverstein made the main characters a tree and a boy. Shel Silverstein made the tree considerate and affectionate. In the poem the tree did everything that would make the boy happy. For example, the tree gave the boy her branches to build a house.
" I have no house," said the tree. "The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house. From this we can see that the tree was considerate enough to give the boy her branches so he can have a house. On the other hand, the boy is very narcissistic. When he grows up he only comes visit the tree when he needs something.
"I want a boat that will take me far away from