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Essay / "A Clump of Flowers" by Robert Frost
So discoveries come in many varied shapes and sizes, but ultimately they lead to new perceptions of the world, to new understandings of ourselves , of others and the formation of new values Robert Frost showed these emotions in his poems A Tuft of Flowers, And Home Burial, when, in relation to the quote “happiness is only real when it is shared” From the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the respondent can discover the meaning of human connection and form new understandings and perceptions of the world.Say No to Plagiarism Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned” ?Get an original essay Looking at the poem A Tuft of Flowers by Robert Frost, we can see how the speaker understands that through shared appreciation of nature one can find gratification At the beginning of the poem, the. speaker is alone, he came to turn over the grass after it was cut, but he is disappointed to do so. finds the mower missing. The speaker seems to accept his loneliness in the phrase "And I must be, as he had been, alone." Frost suggests that the journey through life is a solitary experience and that an individual cannot rely on the company of others. Just as the speaker comes to accept the fate of solitude, his gaze is drawn to a butterfly, a metaphor and symbol representing the human. psyche. Through a process of anthropomorphism, the butterfly leads the speaker's gaze towards a clump of flowers that the lawnmower has spared. “A leaping flower tongue that the scythe had spared” the strong imagery of this line contrasts greatly with the dark and lonely world. beginning of the poem. This is significant because these spare flowers are the catalyst for the speaker's discovery. The flowers and the butterfly are a symbol where the frost tries to show that even though everything and everyone is unique, we are still together. outside of the big project. In sparing the flowers, the lawnmower appears to be of the same mindset as the speaker and felt that the simple beauty of the flowers merited their saving. The humanity of the Reaper in saving the flowers resonates deeply with the speaker and he feels a strong bond of camaraderie with the Reaper. This feeling of kinship is described in the lines "Nevertheless, a message from the dawn / that made me hear the birds waking around". , "dawn" being a metonym for the lawnmower, the character has discovered a new perspective of the world, how all things are connected, he can hear the birds and feels like a part of nature. This sense of connection and satisfaction that the speaker feels alleviates his previous state of loneliness. Through the shared appreciation of nature, the speaker was led to discover a new understanding of himself and the world, that through shared experience one can be truly satisfied. The poem Home Burial by Robert Frost is a sad depiction of a couple mourning the death of their child. death. The two characters in the poem guide the respondent in discovering the importance of human relationships and how death causes people to change and perceive the world and others differently. Men and women react very differently to the death of their child. The man is practical and stoic in his manner of grieving, he digs the child's grave in a manner that appears to be emotionless, this emotionless digging is illustrated in the lines "blasting up the gravel and jump in the air, leap, like that, like that and land so lightly", the use of alliteration in the "L" sounds gives the feeling that the man was digging a grave as if he was light and unloaded, as if it were anyaverage working day. While the woman is emotionally distraught and cannot overcome the loss of her child. Seeing her husband digging the grave without emotion, deeply upsets the woman and seems to be the cause of a breakdown in their communication, this breakdown is visible in the lines “my words are almost always an offense. / I don't know how to talk about anything / to please you. But I could be taught", here the man expresses the division between them, and how he doesn't even know how to talk to her anymore, but he wishes for better communication, proposing that maybe he could be taught. He goes on to say : “A man must partly give up being a man / with women We could have an arrangement / by which I oblige myself not to touch” while keeping my hands free, he speaks metaphorically, promising not to. not talk about what's bothering her The man doesn't understand why the woman is so upset, and for this lack of understanding, he offers a compromise, hoping to somehow save their relationship. This loss of connection between two who once loved and understood each other is an important discovery of how tragedy affects perceptions and relationships and the importance of one. good communication. One should not have to compromise freedom of speech in a relationship. This understanding of the effects of death and grief leads the respondent to consider the need for compassion and empathy in human relationships, inevitably forming a new understanding of ourselves and others. Discoveries can lead to new values and a new understanding of ourselves. This concept is explored in the quote “happiness is only real when it is shared” from the book In the Wild by Jon Krakauer. This discovery came about after a young man “Chris” immersed himself in nature in order to find himself and find satisfaction. In solitude, Chris feels like he has discovered something essential, the key to true happiness. However, when he decides it is time to return to the world and share his experiences, he cannot escape, his exit is blocked. Forced to remain in nature and in solitude, without any hope of surviving to share his experiences with others. He discovers that isolation in nature is not for man, because true “happiness is only real when it is shared”. These are his last words, his true discovery. Alone, without any form of human connection, even if it is simply knowing that one day he will be able to share his experiences, happiness is not sustainable. For Chris, this discovery went against all his previous values of emotional fulfillment in solitude. He came to truly understand his nature and the importance of human connection. This great realization at the end of one's life resonates strongly with the world and leads the respondent to find meaning and new value in human relationships and the ability to share with others. By understanding Chris' latest achievement, we can discover the essence of ourselves, relationship and communication. The poem A Clump of Flowers and the book in nature both emphasize the need for human connection. In a clump of flowers, the speaker made a discovery that changed his understanding of himself and the world; that through shared appreciation of nature, we can be truly happy. To a certain extent, the quote “happiness is only real when it is shared” supports this discovery. But perhaps Frost was too romantic in his way of thinking, that nature is the path to happiness. For Chris, this search for satisfaction and.