When reading the first part of the poem, my sympathies were with the son because although he bought his father a thoughtless present and doesn't really pay attention to what he is saying when he calls. At least the son does call once a week and tries to keep that contact. Also it's hard to sympathise with an angry character however hard their situation may be.
The second part of the poem does invoke more emotion towards the father. Rather than reclusive, the father just seems lonely and no matter how you look at it, it's simply a sad situation. The last paragraph implies that the father has now died too, and a glimpse of the son now turning into the character his father was by continuing to call him just to see if he might pick up. From the second half my sympathies increase for the son as now he has lost two parents and although he may not be young, it's still a hard thing to face.
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