comment on the repetition of "they" in the second last line of the poem

I think the repetition of "they" represents the narrator's frustration with the death of this young boy. He calls the living "they" as if the people can't comprehend such a tragedy. The living in this New England town carry on "to their affairs" as if mourning or serous reflection had not taken place.

I think the repetition of "they" represents the narrator's frustration with the death of this young boy. He calls the living "they" as if the people can't comprehend such a tragedy. There is a sense of otherness to the living. The living in this New England town carry on "to their affairs" as if mourning or serious reflection had not taken place.