in class writing

Image of Fig

what does the fig mean to the father?

The fig is father's favorite friut, and it is like the one in father's mind. And it is a kind of thing which father awalys looks forward to. It is more like a goal for him, and in his mind, the best fig tree in the world is a gift given by Allah. He is finding the tree is like he is following Allah's foot steps. 

What does the fig symbolize in the poem?

The fig symbolizes Allah's gift, becasue he is a dreamer and a Musliem. He never plant a tree by himself but want to meet a tree with fattest, sweetest and largest figs on it accidentally. He seems that kind of fig tree is a gift given by Allah. It is like a core of father's religion. And the whole poem is about father and fig tree, so the fig tree is also the core of the poem. 

The fig tree is the symbol of the father's culture and his belonging because the best fig trees are only grow in Arabic. And he wants to remain himself of those things