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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Home Burial poem is from Jupiter. I analyzed communications and the relationship factors from the poem, Home Burial, in light of the guide for improving communications and relationships Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. In the poem Home Burial, characters do not understand one another because of a lack of communication. I found plenty of techniques and ideas that the couple in Frosts Home Burial, could have used from the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus to strengthen their marriage. Throughout the poem Home Burial the characters did not have a clear awareness of their differences because they did not know that men and women are like from different planets. John†¦show more content†¦/ Will rot the best birch fence a man can build (Lines 92-93). These two lines clearly represent mens position towards empathy. If the wife in the poem knew that, A mans sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results (Gray 16), she would have understood her husbands behavior. In chapter three of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray indicates that Men become increasingly focused and withdrawn while women become increasingly overwhelmed and emotionally involved. At these times, a mans needs for feeling good are different from a womans. He feels better by solving problems while she feels better by talking about problem (Gray 29). This conjecture totally relates to characters in Home Burial; for example, the husband says, What is it you see, / I will find out now--you must tell me, dear, (Lines 10, 12) which states problem solving technique from a mans side. The wife answers, The wonder is I didnt see at once. / I never noticed it from here before. / I must be wonted to it--thats the reason (Lines 21-23) showing the wifes overwhelming and emotionally involving period in her relationship with her husband. Solving these problems for the characters in the poem would Depend on understanding the opposite sex (Gray 30). If the characters knew the differences in coping with stress they would do something about their relationship. The