The Relationship Between Individuals and the Natural World

The Relationship Between Individuals and the Natural World

  • Submitted By: ali123
  • Date Submitted: 10/23/2008 8:44 AM
  • Category: English
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Question: Comment on the way the relationship between individuals and the natural world is presented in ‘Farmhand’.

The relationship between individuals and the natural world is presented quite extravagantly in the poem ‘Farmhand’ composed by James K. Baxter. Using various speech and sound devices Baxter has made the point how a natural environment can be vital to a person and be a relief to solitude and isolation. The natural world creates a place of comfort and security for the farmhand in comparison to his clumsiness and fear to the opposite sex. The farmhand in Baxter’s poem is very closely related to nature and the hard work on the farm displays the character’s masculinity.

The farmhand at first glance seems a self-conscious young man ... Showed first 120 words of 402 Size (words) ...Bernard Fine is a successful bachelor managing of the biggest stores in California. Bernie (nickname) runs into a little girl who is very lost and decides to help her out while. Her mother Liz comes to pick up her seven year old daughter Jane Calloway. The two newly met became friends (Bernie and Liz) and eventually fell in love and got married (much to the liking of Jane). Everything goes well and shortly after their marriage Liz gives birth to a son but the doctors decided that Liz has to stay in the hospital for a while and when Bernie asks why, they said that she must be tested for something but they never mentioned anything ... Showed first 120 words of 442 Size (words) ...hwta dahfatgfafh

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