My Papa's Waltz Admiration Quotes

We know that the time being beat is just for keeping time in the waltz, but this line also shows how children learn about time from their parents in general. They look up to their folks to tell them when to sleep and when to wake up, when to eat and when to play. In this case, we suspect that the time they get together before the father's death is slipping away.

This little boy, like many little boys, doesn't want to go to bed. This shows that he's happy being up with his parents, no matter how rough this whiskey dance is. He loves his father so much that he tries to hang on to the man's clothing so that he won't leave him alone in bed.