Only a portion of women pay attention to him and that too is short lived which is ironic given that he went to war to impress women and they now they ignore it. This is not fair: he didn't get what he wanted from the war, he lost everything he had and more. The enjambment shows how quickly women's eyes passed by and how little attention was paid to him, and this symbolizes how quickly their view of him changed, painting society as incredibly superficial. This is an injustice as he doesn't get the credit he deserves for fighting in the war. The women's eyes are also a synecdoche of society's attitude towards her, and this, combined with the enjambment, shows that their attitudes will never stop; they will remain with him throughout his life. In Out, Out-, Frost says that the people have gone about their business, showing that they don't care about him. It may have happened so much that they were immune to it, but either way he died for them and they didn't care, showing how neglected he was by the judgmental, cold and indifferent society, as if he was no longer
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