Analysis Of The Poem The Scarlett Letter By Nathaniel...

The view of nature changed during the course of time periods and throughout my seven reading reflections. I started my reflections during colonial time with â€Å"The Scarlett Letter† by Nathaniel Hawthorn. During the puritan era nature was seen as a sin. The forest where Hester and Dimmesdale reconnected their love was seen as the place where the â€Å"black man lives†. Embracing nature and its carefreeness was seen as a dreadful decision, and this changed over time. On the other hand, my second journal was all about imagery and the beauty of nature. Walt Whitman’s â€Å"I Saw in Louisiana a Live Oak Growing† is a comparison of a tree and the narrator’s life. The narrator knows he cannot live an independent existence like the oak tree does. He†¦show more content†¦This is a transformation from the previous journal and the peacefulness of Mother Nature that was described. After Crane, the next journal is about a well-known poem by Robert Frost â€Å"Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening†. Nature in this poem is seen as a place that pulls the narrator away from reality, so much that he considers ending his own life. This poem is full of beautiful New England imagery. The snow blanket covering the forest can be a deadly concealment over the narrator. He does not seem to mind that he is mentally getting lost in nature’s exquisiteness. The poem leaves the reader on edge because it does not actually say if the man left this captivating place or if he is literally consumed by its magnificence. This is a modernist poem due to the fact it can be taken in so many ways and leaves us with no answer. Next I reflected on Ernest Hemingway’s â€Å"Big Two Hearted River†. Nick, a war veteran, compares himself to numerous aspects of nature, including soot-covered grasshoppers. Nick feels a bond with these insects due to the fact they were both hurt and have a layer of hurt over them. Ni ck had a special spot in the forest before he left for the war. When he came back he felt the same special feeling, which shows natures power and healing. Since returning from combat he feels more respectful of nature and animals, not even wanted to hurt a fish. Even though Nick is delighted