The farm is a symbol of home The farm is the only home Silas knows He thinks Warren and Mary are his closest ones This is why he does not go to his rich brother in his final moments The poem is also filled with vivid images We find an image of the moon falling in the west Moon was falling down the west This image foreshadows Silas s death Later a cloud slowly comes over the moon and Silas dies With his images Frost creates a sad but peaceful atmosphere that fits Silas s end Language and Style Frost s language is simple clear and conversational His language closely follows the accent of the rural New Englanders where Frost lived The dialogue between Warren and Mary feels very real The Death of the Hired Man Home The poem starts at the farmhouse of Warren and Mary in the evening Mary tells her husband that their old farmhand Silas has returned Silas is old and very sick She tells Warren to be kind to Silas However Warren is unhappy with Silas He remembers how Silas left them in the middle of a haying season when they needed him the most Moreover Silas is now very old and weak So Warren does not want to hire him again However Mary feels pity for Silas Mary believes that Silas has not returned to find work She believes Silas has come back because this farm is the only home he knows She says to Warren He Silas has come home to die Warren argues that this is not Silas s home He thinks home is about blood connection and obligation He says Home is the place where when you have to go there They have to take you in Warren says Silas should go to his brother a rich bank director Mary believes home is something you somehow haven't to deserve It means home does not require a blood connection Home is about love and kindness Warren listens and slowly begins to soften Finally when he goes inside the house to check on Silas he is already dead Justice and Kindness Warren first believes in strict justice He remembers Silas s mistakes So he does not want to hire him back However Mary realizes that Silas needs kindness in his last moments Be kind she said Mary knows that Silas has come home to die in peace and they should forgive him By the time Warren softens Silas is already dead The poem suggests Mary s view is right human beings need kindness more than judgment In fine The Death of the Hired Man is not just about a farm worker it is about human life home kindness and love Frost shows that forgiveness is more important than justice The poem s rural setting simple dialogue and deep emotions make it one of Frost s most significant works