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Analysis and comments on God fashioned the ship of the world carefully. by Stephen Crane

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Comment 11 of 46, added on September 26th, 2011 at 1:00 PM.

Those who laughed from the sky I think are the angels, because it is said
that God made us to be greater than his angels, and because we fail and
falter at many things and go astray they laugh at us and how God could
think we are better than them.

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Comment 10 of 46, added on September 26th, 2011 at 12:56 PM.

Yes I believe the ship represents the world God has created, and the fact
that he holds the rudder but CHOOSES not to use it and lets us go our own
paths and have free will and make our own choices shows how great he is. He
is all powerful but he lets us decide our fates if we are to follow him or
let ourselves stay lost at sea.

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Comment 9 of 46, added on December 6th, 2010 at 6:48 AM.
Analysis on "God fashioned the ship of the world carefully."

This poem unquestionably metaphorically represent the ship as the world God
had created. The main idea the author is trying to imply is that God had
created and then lost control of His creation, and now laughs at the chaos
of the world. This idea is however completely contradictory to the
Scripture regarding His creation...

gingerie
Comment 8 of 46, added on December 8th, 2008 at 8:18 PM.

In the beginning of the poem, the ship symbolizes the world. God's creation
of the ship makes that obvious. However, when the ship begins to follow
it's own course I believe it is supposed to reflect mankind's course
("rediculous voyages", "stupid winds"). The poem isn't anti-god. Crane
beleives in god in the Deist respect and this poem is proof. God made the
world, now he watches it's progress. In his story "The Open Boat", Crane
explains that the plight of man is that people believe that God is
responsible for our misfortune. Crane would have us, instead, become
accountable for our actions and make our own fate. God does not steer our
ship!

Ken from United States
Comment 7 of 46, added on May 5th, 2007 at 11:01 PM.

It's very ironic that God still has the rudder. It's as though he has the
power to steer the world, but the can't use it. While it says god is
all-powerful, an "All-Master" he is also powerless.

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Poet: Stephen Crane
Poem: 6. God fashioned the ship of the world carefully.
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: 1905
Added: Jan 31 2004
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Poem of the Day: Feb 2 2004


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