Bo Lo
Victoria Barreras
Marvin Lee
Correspondences (469-470)
- Colonnade
A row of columns supporting a roof, usually trees or other tall objects
People that give support to and take care of nature
- Glades
An open space in a forest
Man goes through nature while getting stares from others
- Dwindling
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
Echoes that fade away as time passes
- Thronging
A crowd present in an area
Echoes coming together to become one
- Prairies
A large open area of grassland
Everything is new and untouched, while other places are contaminated
- Pervasiveness
Quality of spreading widely or being present throughout an area or a group of people
Scent that is enjoyable and fills our body with pleasure
Interpretation
Charles Baudelaire used a lot of symbolism in his poems. He compares humans and their mindsets to nature. Often we forget that we are one with nature. When we remember that we are a part of nature we can go gain a better understanding of ourselves and nature. He describes this connection that we have with nature by using this mystical world he creates. We also think that he sends a message about how one should follow the morals they set for themselves and not follow anyone else’s thinking in order to be able to achieve true happiness. The main theme that he tries to show is that everything that involves human life corresponds to things found in nature.
How is this Interpretation Relevant
Our interpretation is that we have gotten out of touch with nature and that can obviously been seen in today’s world where most of us live in cities and we’re always in a rush to get somewhere so we don’t pay attention to the world around us. For example, people who walk out onto the streets are usually on their cellphones and they’re not talking to each other or paying attention to the changes around them. In a way, we have become so disconnected from the world even though these new technologies were meant to bring us closer together. True happiness comes from within and is derived from one’s own views and morals and we shouldn’t conform or compromise our principles just to please others. In today’s world, our politicians all say one thing but they do something else once they get elected and the reason for that is because they think it will get them even more votes in the future and make everyone happy but no one is truly happy with the way Washington works today. Both of these interpretations show the problems in the world today.
1 response so far ↓
JMERLE // Oct 17th 2015 at 1:08 pm
Bo, Victoria, Marvin,
You all did an excellent job with this! Your initial definitions are both relevant and evocative. I really like the way you figuratively discuss both “colonnade” and “dwindling”.
Your focus is a solid one, as well. Baudelaire is often quite morbid, but he is hopeful when discussing our relationship with nature, almost talking about nature as redemptive for us, somehow (and in class we’ll talk about Transcendentalism, a philosophy popular at the time, and one that looks both to nature and to the “child” in humankind). Your connection to our world is, I think, also quite valid, and your discussing current political issues surrounding this, is very appropriate. Nicely done! 10/10.