Robert Frost was one of the most well known writers. There are many
stories he wrote that are still very popular today. Even today in high schools and colleges
around the world students are reading Robert Frost's works. Robert Frost is one of the
best writers to read he gives a little something for everyone.
Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco, on March twenty sixth, 1874. He
was the first child of Isabelle Moodie and William Prescott Frost Jr. Robert Frost was
named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee (Grolier Encyclopedia, 1995). In 1876 he
traveled east with his mother. She was expecting another child and was upset with her
husband drinking and gambling. His sister Jeannie Florence was born in Lawrence,
Massachusetts on June 25th. When they returned to San Francisco in the fall, his father
In 1879, Frost attended kindergarten, but went home after one day suffering from
nervous stomach pain and does not return (Ketzle p.1). Then his father was elected as a
delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati. Frost then attended the
first grade, but dropped out again. In 1881 Frost attended the second grade, and was
baptized in his mother's Sweden-borgian church. Once again school does not last, and he
dropped out and was educated at home.
Frost could supposedly hear voices when he was left alone and his mom told him
that he shared her gift for "secondary hearing" and "secondary sight"(Ketzle p.1). In 1885
when Robert was eleven, his father died of tuberculosis, leaving his family with eight
dollars after expenses are paid. His family moved back to Lawrence, Massachusetts to
live with his grandparents. After testing for school, he entered the third grade while his
younger sister entered the fourth. His mother then moved them to Salem Depot, New
Hampshire, and she teached fifth through eighth grade. Frost passed his en...