Night Waitress by Lynda Hull is a poem that describes the feelings of :: English Literature

Night Waitress by Lynda Hull is a poem that describes the feelings of a waitress that works the night shift of a diner Reflection of â€Å"Night Waitress† â€Å"Night Waitress† by Lynda Hull is a poem that describes the feelings of a waitress that works the night shift of a diner. The speaker obviously belongs to a lower social class, in the way of income and her occupation. Much like the character in this poem, the speaker in â€Å"The Chimney Sweeper† by William Blake works long, hard hours as a chimneysweeper. These two characters are both related in their ways of life and their classes in our society. They both make just enough money to get by and often think about what it would be like to be of a higher class. In â€Å"Night Waitress† the speaker often brings up the thought of feeling of feeling trapped in her private world. She is most likely going to be doing what she is now for the rest of her life, unless she would come across something else by chance. The poem of the chimneysweeper shows a young man who is forced to work to earn money for his family. With working at such a young age and not furthering his education he does not have a very good chance of doing anything else for a living. He did not choose to have this way of life, but is forced by his economic situation to earn money in any way he can. In the same sense, the waitress probably has not dreamed of becoming a waitress at a small restaurant. Both of these speakers show signs of yearning to be part of a different class. In â€Å"Night Waitress† the speaker makes reference to Cadillacs that would roll by factories and refineries, and escape her