This passage is very intrugiing becasue it tells a fragmented story of Phlebas. His body is already dead, but the speaker speaks of his body as if it were still alive and moving forwarc in time, making him grow old in the process. His burial at sea suggests that he drowns alone, his memories lost as his body is picked apart by the currents. The speaker also leaves with a warning to whoever steers what I assume to be a boat to turn back or risk being swallowed by the whirlpool. The transition of time is a motif as well as the fragmented story of Phlebas, who is already dead by the start of part IV.

After looking up who Tiresias was, a blind ghost who lived as a woman for a couple of years. This can definitely be a motif for the living undead. What was most interesting to me though was the mentioning of "the sailor home from sea", which kind of delves back into the subconcious memories of the ghost as it walks down the streets of London. This reference to Tiresias as an Old Man with wrinkled breasts could be associated to the loss of innocence through the loss of life. Coming back to London as an Old Man remembering what everything used to be. Since the speaker is referenced as an Old Man and a Ghost it appears that there is a gap of time missing in what happened, which itself is another motif. As a result the speaker is left feeling exiled by humanity after wandering by himself for so long, which is another motif in itself. The speaker is a ghost, despite still being alive and they are left in exile looking at the last fragments of humanity through whispered memories.

Wait, did the boy drown? It would explain the hair wet and the Dull and empty sea. Her reaction also reveals that it must have been terrible sight to see. It would only explain that she was in shock or numb, on account of the fact that "eyes failed, I was neither Living nor dead"

"To Home My Irish, child, Where are you?" Are the roots that are stretching out reaching for the child, the "son of man"? Could this be refering to a child's death?

Copy and pasted this on google translate, it looks to be german translating to, "I'm not a Russian, I’m from Lithuania, really". I'm confused as to the reason why he decides to include this translated in german.

So, spring is a bad time of year because life spurts from the grounds? Who exactly would even feel this way?

While we may imagine spring as a great season, where life begins to bloom from the earth, who exactly would think the opposite? Why would spring be considered cruel?

America distorts the purity of its citizens and cause them to lose his way.

The young peasants are sold on grand tales that inspire greed. No aspirations, unwed,

Ribbed, could be implied as rough, isolated peoples who differ from the lives American are usually accustomed to. These people west of the country live lives in a different manner, and the fact that they are isolated makes them appear unpredictable.

Drummond rejects the newly developed feelings of his alter ego. Could it. be that Drummond is trying to hard to maintain his facade. He finds enjoyment out of exploring the world through the eyes of Bill. He is able to let loose on his inhibitions, something that terrifies Drummond.

Bill Totts was more popular with women, the regular old Freddie wasn't

THe aesthetic of the working man becomes so abstract to the upper echelons of society that they become fetishised by them.

His alter ego perhaps is the root for all of his goals and accomplishments. He finds a way to achieve what he wishes within another identity he creates for himself out of desire and not

Incoherence at this point still places him divided against the working man. In fact the failure to recognize the working man's vernacular, he further admits he does not belong in their group.

Alienation, using two identities to hide between his identities. Inditity becomes split by dualism

In this sense he is the alien entering into a different society, the fact that it is a member from the better off side of the Slot is what makes this piece modernist. Everyone from the least ideal side of the slot seeks to venture towards the better side. Seeing a man who would purposelfully attempt to coexist with them, who is from the upper echelon of society is a contrast of the norms they have come to accept.

Drummonds goal in this case was to fully emulate the aesthetic of the working man. He wants to speak their language, wear their clothes, engage in their activities etc.

This guy sounds like an undercover cop that gets sent to dig up dirt on organized crime

Instead of being on the working man/woman's sidehe finds ways for the workers to instead work harder, and continues to call them lazy. He is on the owner/factory/industry's side in this debate.

This failure to connect allowed him to make false generalization of the working man, which is then published and used to influence workers

This moment Drummond is described as failing once again to connect with the working man and lost in his own greed and ambition.

Implying he only had general knowledge, hinting at the ability to leave this circumstance, therefore not recognizing the working man completely.

The working people assume something is wrong with Drummond. No one in their right mind would do something like that and not be down on his luck.

Better short and sweet then overdone and lost in what it’s intended meaning was

Much more focus on Lyrics and using a musical language to bring more to their poetry

After looking up what a black bough was I initially notice to correlation between nature and industrialization. The brightness of the petals contrasts heavily between the deep dark color of the branch the petals sit upon. The vibrant petals stand out.

After looking up the definition for 'apparition', I believe that the person looking at the faces in the crowd is having a surreal moment recognizing individual faces in the massive crowd revealing the many lives that revolve around a packed metro.

Is this referring to the passage of time or death in itself?

Who lies here? What is the name of the person who died?

This line words this desire of love as just being a need of sexual release? Could Millay mean that many men confuse the feelings of love with lust?

What does it mean to be without love according to the poem? Does it reduce the value of the life that you live, would life be therefore incomplete as a result of this?

Love doesn't provide any function to the body, Millay uses proper comparisons when comparing true necessities to the feelings of Love. It isn't important, yet many are doomed to forget this?

Focus on sustinence as comparison for the intense emotions associated with love

Clock, tick tick tick

In these final lines the speaker, who may be Lucinda Matlock, reflects on her long life, the marriage to her husband, and her children who passed. In these lines it almost feels as if the speaker is exhausted yet grateful for the life she lived

This poem urges youth to experience life as stated in the all caps “I WENT”. It appears to alude to its readers to go somewhere as well.

The speaker in this poem is traveling through the night with purpose. He is heading somewhere and cannot afford to wait. This poem gives a glimpse of the weary traveler by describing in detail the enviorment around and in the personification of the horse’s internal monologue.

Apple Tree and Pine Tree could be referring to difference of identity in segregation.

It could be alluding to hunting as a sport, where the sacrifice of life is belittled and often taken advantage of. It could also be referring to nature as a whole.

What would this look like? Is the speaker bringing life back into nature? Who exactly is the speaker?

In this stanza the speaker of the poem reflects on the prior youth of the older men who worked in a store for the entirety of their lived. Them being good reveals that that much time and experience made them great men.

I think this stanza is primarily focused on the fear of growing old. It approaches the youth who have a fear of their own mortality and tells them the only people who live forever is kings and poets, suggesting that the words and ideals presented by them will forever exist within history.

Is this phantom woman meant to be a reflection of the nameless narrator's innermost desires? Is she the reason why the narrator begins to behave according to her impulses? This lack of association between the phantom and the narrator, refuses to acknowledge the existence of woman who act on their own impulses, and only acknowledge a woman like Jenny who accepted her role within the status quo

John is manipulative by guilt tripping the narrator over all of the "sacrifices" he does for her.

Men often times are viewed as the leader of the household, mainly for being recognized as a provider. He is in control of his household and stern in his affection. In YW John appears as an ideal husband, but refuses to listen to his wife's grievances. Can we as the readers really consider this as an ideal spouse? The connotation on the word "Careful" also suggests that the nameless female narrator is delicate and requires the help of a man to pursue a goal.

In this passage, Gilman reminds the reader of the status quo of women in this age, and how this mindset prohibits a woman from seeking any sort of intellectual stimulation. As a result the nameless female narrator feels unworthy to John, despite searching for validation from him.

The allusions to literature as the promised land promised by Moses gives a lot of praise towards curiosity

Even though a vast amount of time has passed since emancipation very little progress has been made.

An opportunity to prove themselves apart from what is expected of them

This sense of realization must be anxiety inducing. The paranoia sets as you aren't aware who views you as an actual person, and not just a problem.

In this sentence it almost feels as if the author was detailing how he would perform a heist, suggesting the path of success for a colored man was way less likely.

I could only imagine the confusion and disappointment experienced, when a child just wants to play along it is especially jarring to be treated as an outcast. It forces the child to compare himself to the other white classmates.

This question speaks volumes and doesn't really require an answer. In each and every way it can be stated, it still leaves a sour taste.

Really fond of the personification of the streams waters are explained as being tears always pouring on. Its continual existence speaks volumes on the mood the author was going for.

One could have all the facts on a particular subject but may be ignorant if they don't seek to interpret what they learn

"Blissful Ignorance"?

This passage struck me differently because of the allusion of machinery as something that should be praised. If you think about it there is some truth to it. While we may not openly worship the technology we have, we definitely rely on it enough. Theres a resemblance of reliability that is apparent in technology that hasn't been discussed much before.

This is such a powerful statement. It's clear to say the author doesn't agree with education the way it is done, because it worries more about results then it does about getting the material across.

This title is extremely interesting because at first it doesn't seem to make much sense at all. Upon closer reading the title and it's references in the poem I assume that the Lion is meant to be a being that nourishes itself upon the darkness and injustice of human kind.

Could this be an Allusion to Global Warming or the effects of pollution upon the earth?