This week in class we read poems by William Wordsworth. One of the poems was called ” The world is too much with us” and the other poem we read by him was called “She dwelt among the untrodden ways”. Both of these poems had a common theme, they both talked about humans not appreciating beauty or nature. I find this interesting because it’s very true, especially in today’s culture.
We live in a very fast paced world with technology, work, school, etc and we never slow down and focus on what is right in front of us. Also sometimes we take things for granted such as nature. For instance, in the poem “she dwelt among the untrodden ways” William is talking about a young girl named Lucy. No one appreciated Lucy’s beauty and failed to acknowledge her existence. Lucy went on a path that was uncommon and because of that she died unappreciated with the exception of William. William expressed his frustration in the poem that her beauty was not recognized.
In contrast, his other poem “The world is too much with us” displays his frustration more clearly. He talks about nature and how no one admires its beauty and we as humans are undeserving of the benefits nature gives us. I agree with his point because we tend to take nature’s beauty for granted. For example the problems we have with the environment. Such as the cutting down of trees, extinction of animals, damaging of habitats, etc. However we use all of the benefits that nature gives us.
I enjoyed reading both of these poems because it sheds light on the unappreciation of the world around us. We have to take time and appreciate the smaller things around us. Just like Lucy from “she dwelt among the untrodden ways” things can be gone at any time so we have to admire them when we can. Just as the saying does “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone”.
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Hi Ge’Leya!
I totally agree with many of your statements. I believe that us humans are living life at a fast pace. Are day consists of 24 hours and we are trying to finish everything in this time-frame We longer really pay attention to the world around us and the beauty that it holds. We really have become disconnected with nature and it’s beauty.William Wordsworth really wanted us to notice the little theme that runs in both the poems mentioned. I feel bad for Lucy because she was such a beautiful person and yet nobody cared about her, and if that made all the difference to her? So many questions, yet we have very little answers.
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After reading your post Ge’Leya, I found it interesting how you compare both “The world is too much with us” and “She dwelt among the untrodden ways.” Once I read William Wordsworth’s other poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” I could tell just how much he likes to glorify nature in his works. But when we read his works in class, I didn’t see any similarities between them but your post helps show that William Wordsworth really likes to “appreciate” things, and likes to show us this by writing poems about it. As you said, in today’s world, we tend to overlook nature as technology, work, and school takes up most of our time. During his time though, the beauty of nature was becoming a task to see as industrialization and humanity destroyed what was all around him. I find William Wordsworth’s works to be a reminder that we should appreciate life and nature around us even if it might be a task and your post really expresses that. Great job!
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Hello Ge’Leya it is very true, we have totally become blind to what surrounds us. When speaking of Lucy, Wordsworth, emphasizes who she was sided unappreciated and it is unfair because she was beautiful and barely anybody knew of this beauty and he is very frustrated about this. I would feel the same I like to admire when babies are cute when my friends dress up very pretty when my mother dresses up after a long day for a date with my father. It is almost as if when you dress up nice and nobody sees you and that outfit goes to waste.
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