Mary Oliver's Poem Whelks
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Mary Oliver's poem, Whelks, can easily be identified as a Mary Oliver
poem. Whelks describes nature in an attempt to illustrate an issue
that is all too "human being." Simply, Oliver is using nature to
communicate the desire to discover her true self. In lines 12-17,
Oliver states that she herself is suffering from the universal dilemma
of knowing that there is something more to herself than she is aware.
For the duration of her life she has been "restless" because there has
always been something missing, but she is not entirely sure of what
exactly. However, she feels that "there is something more wonderful
than gloss." This statement insinuates that Oliver knows that her true
self is not what appears on the outside. She has always known that
deep inside of her being, she has so much more to offer.
In line 18 Oliver states the obvious, that she is "curious" as to what
lies deeper inside of her. She has come to face the fact that she does
not know who she truly is, but she is eager to find out. She finds her
answer on her morning walks along to shore. In line 21 Oliver broaches
to whelks once again. She calls them "perfect and shining," but she
goes on to describe how they are eroded by the tide and the rubbing
against the land. In fact, it is the whelks' imperfections that make
them perfect. They have "rubbed so long against the world" (22), and
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