Some won’t read this probably, but here goes: Ed’s poem is not about himself. He does not drive two hours each way to work. Twenty minutes at the most.
Clues:
1) He refers to the worker as a slob. Yes, because it rhymes, but even so, Ed thinks better of himself than that.
2) He refers to lousy pay. It’s been established many times that eEd is way overpaid. Yes, Ed’s work is slow, and in that he identifies with the worker in the poem. But Ed’s work is slow because he’s lazy and defiant.
Some won’t read this probably, but here goes: Ed’s poem is not about himself. He does not drive two hours each way to work. Twenty minutes at the most.
Clues:
1) He refers to the worker as a slob. Yes, because it rhymes, but even so, Ed thinks better of himself than that.
2) He refers to lousy pay. It’s been established many times that eEd is way overpaid. Yes, Ed’s work is slow, and in that he identifies with the worker in the poem. But Ed’s work is slow because he’s lazy and defiant.