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Poet: Stephen Crane (Stephen Crane Art)
Poem: 42.
I walked in a desert
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Poem of the Day:
Dec 16 2001
Comment 9 of 9, added on October 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 PM.
Alex hit it on the head. Except I would change "become" to "is." Crane is trying to point out that this desert, this hell, is not something that can be escaped; there is no deliverance because there's nothing in which to deliver--heaven doesn't exist, and there is no God, at least not a caring one. Crane was a naturalist--basically life IS hell, and then you die. The voice is trying to tell the guy, hey, life is pain--deal with it.
Robert from United States
Comment 8 of 9, added on June 13th, 2007 at 7:33 PM.
Crane is in a desperate situation and has lost all hope.He believes there is somebody(God) out there who can help him.He cries out for help and he is being comforted and given hope by a voice.he doesn't really believe his conditions can change for better.He complains about everything being so difficult.The voice points out the fact that there's still hope and he should not give up.
Mbuwel
Comment 7 of 9, added on February 3rd, 2007 at 7:31 PM.
Stephen Crane believed God existed, but Crane viewed God as hatefully. I think that in this poem Crane is pointing out God's faults. The bible says that God is always with you, but Crane does not feel God is with him. I think this poem is trying to call God a liar
Mike from United States
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Alex hit it on the head. Except I would change "become" to "is." Crane is trying to point out that this desert, this hell, is not something that can be escaped; there is no deliverance because there's nothing in which to deliver--heaven doesn't exist, and there is no God, at least not a caring one. Crane was a naturalist--basically life IS hell, and then you die. The voice is trying to tell the guy, hey, life is pain--deal with it.
Robert from United States