Snake
By-D.H. Lawrence
Summary in English
Inspired by an event in the natural world, D.H. Lawrence's poem 'Snake' is about an encounter between a person and a snake, the person has to choose between listening to his own voice and admiring the snake, and the listening to the voice of his education and forcing the snake to leave.
At the start of the poem, the speaker admired the snake and ignores the voice of his education. But it not until the snake retreats back into the fissure that the speaker chooses to listen to the voice of his education and decides to pick up a log and throw it at the snake as a protest.
In this poem, he has narrated the story of his incidental meeting with a snake. He was fascinated by his dignified and quiet ways. He loved and respected him as a guest. The poem points out poet's reaction of fear and fascination to the snake. There is a conflict between his natural feelings and his rotational thinking.The poem points out how our feelings of affection are crushed by our social education. Our reasoning often misleads us. Mainly the poem arouses feelings of love and sympathy for all creatures in this world. Although the poet hits the snake under the influence of his education. Yet he feels sorry for his mean act. So man's natural instinct prevails in the end.
By-D.H. Lawrence
Inspired by an event in the natural world, D.H. Lawrence's poem 'Snake' is about an encounter between a person and a snake, the person has to choose between listening to his own voice and admiring the snake, and the listening to the voice of his education and forcing the snake to leave.
At the start of the poem, the speaker admired the snake and ignores the voice of his education. But it not until the snake retreats back into the fissure that the speaker chooses to listen to the voice of his education and decides to pick up a log and throw it at the snake as a protest.
In this poem, he has narrated the story of his incidental meeting with a snake. He was fascinated by his dignified and quiet ways. He loved and respected him as a guest. The poem points out poet's reaction of fear and fascination to the snake. There is a conflict between his natural feelings and his rotational thinking.The poem points out how our feelings of affection are crushed by our social education. Our reasoning often misleads us. Mainly the poem arouses feelings of love and sympathy for all creatures in this world. Although the poet hits the snake under the influence of his education. Yet he feels sorry for his mean act. So man's natural instinct prevails in the end.
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