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Isolation and Longing in Arnold by Lisa Roy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This poem compares humans to islands separated from each other by vast seas. It expresses a longing for connection in a modern world where science has weakened faith and left people feeling alone. The islands were once a single landmass, just as humans were once more united, and the poet laments what has divided them. In the final stanza, God is presented as the force that established the separating sea and renders impossible the deep desire for reunification. Overall the poem critiques how modern society a
- Author
- Lisa Roy
- Language
- EN