A Man Said To The Universe And Robert Frost

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A quest for relevant existence is embedded in the human nature. However, this quest is often left unfulfilled. Both main characters in “Out, Out-“by Robert Frost and “A man said to the Universe” by Stephen Crane fail to attain the level of existence they had anticipated. These poems are similar in theme but differ in other aspects, particularly tone. The two poems when compared, exhibit a shared theme. That theme is only you can truly and completely care about yourself. In Robert Frost’s poem, the boy died a tragic death, but no one cared. “Since they were not the one dead, they turned to their affairs.” In correlation, the man in Crane’s poem is also rejected the attention and care he desired. He told the Universe that he existed, but the

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