Essay on Robert Frost Troubled Romantic - 914 Words

Frost: Troubled Romantic Many authors before Robert Frost wrote through the lens of romanticism. Romantic writers offered their readers an interpretation of nature and the natural order of things as a means to comfort them when faced with lifes difficulties. They proposed that nature could serve as a model, offer direction and allow humans to transcend their human condition. Another school of writers held that humans could not transcend nature or its order, they were the anti transcendentalists. Although they recognized nature as a model for human life, they did not believe humanity could rise above its inherent flaws and predestination for disaster. Frosts work reflects a troubled romantic view of the world. He attempts to†¦show more content†¦Frost will go on to attempt reconciling these differences, giving the neighbor the opportunity to transcend his condition of prickly pine tree. Nature attempts to send the neighbor and Frost the same message, that the wall is unnecessary, every year by making gaps in the wall. There is some force that sends the frozen ground swell under the wall And spills the upper boulders in the sun; / And makes gaps even two abreast can pass (2-5). Every year the ground swells below the wall, knocking the top boulders over. This creates an opening in the wall that Frost and his neighbor can choose to walk through, thus submitting to nature and following it rather than fighting it. Instead they meet to walk the line/ And set the wall between us once again. (13-14). By choosing, year after year, to rebuild the wall they are refusing to submit to natures power over them. They do not embrace its suggestions, and actually do the opposite of what it suggests. Although Frost seems to have failed at reconciling romanticism and anti transcendentalism, he gives him and his neighbor another chance. Admitting to natures power over them is the key to embracing the romantic view of the world, but Frost does not explain why the wall is a futile effort against natural forces. He says that he could say `Elves to him (36) as the culprit for the wall breaking down every year, but he wouldShow MoreRelatedThe Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock1005 Words   |  5 Pagespublished in 1915, was written by a man named T.S. Eliot. The speaker of the poem begins to describe an evening that appears to be somewhat romantic and a little mysterious. As the reader progresses into the poem, the mood soon fades and the reader starts to figure out that this evening is not what they pictured. â€Å"Acquainted with the Night† is a poem written by Robert Frost. The poem was first published in 1927. The speaker of the poem has a similar mood as Eliot’s poem. One character can not seem to fitRead MoreThe Romantic Movement Of Mary Shelley s Frankenstein, And The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner1909 W ords   |  8 PagesFrankenstein: Romanticism The novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, demonstrates many different romantic ideals such as, the adoration of nature, extreme location, nationalism and exaggeration of emotions. The romantic movement was in response to the reason and logic dominated enlightenment era. Frankenstein, contrary to the enlightenment, demonstrates romanticism through glorifying one’s feelings and straying from the classroom towards nature. Shelley’s ideals paralleled that of: Edmund Burke, JeanRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pages, with David DeCenzo (Wiley, 2010) Prentice Hall’s Self-Assessment Library 3.4 (Prentice Hall, 2010) Fundamentals of Management, 8th ed., with David DeCenzo and Mary Coulter (Prentice Hall, 2013) Supervision Today! 7th ed., with David DeCenzo and Robert Wolter (Prentice Hall, 2013) Training in Interpersonal Skills: TIPS for Managing People at Work, 6 th ed., with Phillip Hunsaker (Prentice Hall, 2012) Managing Today! 2nd ed. (Prentice Hall, 2000) Organization Theory, 3rd ed. (Prentice Hall, 1990)