This
paper discusses the triangular
relationship between
father, son and
land, which Wordsworth eulogizes in "Michael." The paper states that Wordsworth is expressing an imagined
nostalgia for a time when strong men, such as Michael, toiled on their own land for their livelihoods but halfheartedly accepted that the changes in
society have been unavoidable. The author feels that Wordsworth seems to be making a
connection between himself and future generation of poets, a connection similar to the relationship between Michael and Luke.