John Muir and William Wordsworth are two very different authors, although they share similarities in expressing vivid imagery and powerful emotions centered around nature. After reading both pieces of ligature you can clearly see two authors who found happiness in the simplest way. With a moment in their life that captured their heart so dearly it stayed with them throughout years. Nature has a blissful purity that cannot be denied, Muir and Wordsworth found a safe place in nature. Can you find happiness in the simple things in life? Do you have that special place that you can escape to? Happiness is found within, you can’t search for it and hope one day it will just appear. Muir and Wordsworth did find joy in a journey through nature. However,
it was the memory both authors stored in their mind that reminded them of the feeling they got when finding the flower(s). Each one of us are put on this Earth to walk a certain path, we face trails that can break us or build us up to be a stronger person on the outside or within, not only do we face trails we also are blessed with many rewards. It could be as simple as finding a flower, what matters is the feeling you receive from the experience. One person could think that finding a flower or flowers has no effect on bringing them happiness, but another finds that experience a once in a life time gift that will stay with them forever. John Muir and William Wordsworth saw happiness in a flower(s). With the happiness they felt in that moment they shared with the world, and even today is found heartwarming and powerful with beautiful diction and syntax.
In March 1903 Yosemite Valley California John Muir and President Roosevelt had a goal to help preserve nature. John Muir wanted the president’s help saving these beautiful parks. Roosevelt joined Muir for the journey and headed to Yosemite Valley in California. John Muir and Roosevelt’s goal was to preserve nature writing this was proven in the text.
They have also proved the quote by Hans Christian Anderson to be correct by showing that nature does have a huge impact on one’s happiness and mood. Muir and Wordsworth both show that the power of nature is enough to completely change a person’s day or even their life. When Wordsworth was feeling down and lonely, seeing the daffodils brightened up his day and their memory stuck with him for years. In addition, when Muir was terrified and tired on his journey to find the Calypso Borealis his feelings and confidence completely changed when he discovered it; he still considers “meeting” the flower to be one if his greatest experiences. All things considered, whenever someone is feeling distressed, gloomy, or even mournful, a little bit of nature could be just enough to cheer them
Nature can keep its blissful purity untroubled in the moment, not convicted by what all society has brought into this world. Furthermore, many find nature as their safe place, the one place they can go too, and no one can interfere with their happiness. John Muir and William Wordsworth noticed the peaceful nature brought to their soul when traveling on their journey. Do not let your hands be weak, for you shall be rewarded.” – 2 Chronicles 15:7 John Muir and William Wordsworth both faced challenges to get to where they were going.
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. John Muir was one of the earliest advocates of the national park idea, and its most eloquent spokesman.
Authors tend to write stories about something that has happened in their life, or stories in they have heard. Same goes for the famous William Wordsworth's poem; " I Wander Lonely as a cloud" and John Muir with his essay titled " The Calypso Borealis" In "Calypso Borealis," John Muir views nature as a luxury and and shares his view through imagery, while William Wordsworth uses personification to show his views of nature as the daffodils are described as doing things as people would to show his view of nature in his poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". They each express their views in contrasting ways, but shows the same thing. How experiences have influenced them and made them feel.
Nature isn’t just plants and animals all living together. It’s the feeling of joy when you see the most breath taking view. It’s the sense of awe when you see the grand canyons, or a field of wild flowers as far as your eyes can see, or it can even be a simple as a walk on the beach on an early spring morning. As it is shown in the articles, I’ll be discussing how Muir’s and Wordsworth’s tones changed after their experiences with nature and how their experiences affected them in the long
John Muir and William Wordsworth are both very lonely writers. They both also love nature. This can be seen through their writings. They were depressed but nature brought them happiness. They both find nature very peaceful and beautiful. Wordsworth and Muir express their connection and compassion for nature using similes and hyperboles as if nature was a real person making it easier for the reader to connect with the story.
Henry David Thoreau implies that simplicity and nature are valuable to a person’s happiness in “Why I Went to the Woods”. An overall theme used in his work was the connection to one’s spiritual self. Thoreau believed that by being secluded in nature and away from society would allow one to connect with their inner self. Wordsworth and Thoreau imply the same idea that the simple pleasures in life are easily overlooked or ignored. Seeing the true beauty of nature allows oneself to rejuvenate their mentality and desires. When one allows, they can become closer to their spiritual selves. One of William Wordsworth’s popular pieces, “Tintern Abbey”, discusses the beauty and tranquility of nature. Wordsworth believed that when people
In times of distress, it is not strange or out of the ordinary to call upon the people who are widely regarded as leaders or saviors. When in trouble, reaching out to others is one of the first responses, as exemplified through the two poems “London” and “Douglass.” William Wordsworth and Paul Laurence Dunbar live an ocean apart and yet demonstrate how similar two nations are when they struggle with internal conflict. Even though Wordsworth addresses England and Dunbar addresses United States, there are still similarities to be seen. The poems by Wordsworth and Dunbar show the desperate pleas of the speakers for England and the United States through structure, tone, and imagery.
Wordsworth's Poetry A lot of literature has been written about motherhood. Wordsworth is a well known English poet who mentions motherhood and female strength in several of his poems, including the Mad Mother, The Thorn, and The Complaint of a Forsaken Indian Woman. This leads some critics to assume that these poems reflect Wordsworth's view of females. Wordsworth portrays women as dependent on motherhood for happiness, yet he also emphasizes female strength.
Wordsworth and Hopkins both present the reader with a poem conveying the theme of nature. Nature in its variety be it from something as simple as streaked or multicolored skies, long fields and valleys, to things more complex like animals, are all gifts we take for granted. Some never realize the truth of what they are missing by keeping themselves indoors fixating on the loneliness and vacancy of their lives and not on what beauty currently surrounds them. Others tend to relate themselves more to the fact that these lovely gifts are from God and should be praised because of the way his gifts have uplifted our human spirit. Each writer gives us their own ideals as how to find and appreciate nature’s true gifts.
A great author does not just come up with their stories out of the blue, but alas they gain that knowledge from personal experiences. William Wordsworth was a man of many wonders, he was one of the few great poets of his time. Wordsworth took his personal experiences and transferred them to paper to create great poetry. Since he was raised on Lake District, the landscape and colors of the place influenced him at an early age. William Wordsworth grew up alongside his four other siblings, that is until they were separated. All five of them lived a temporary good life. Growing up, Wordsworth was against obedience and was very willfully. This influenced his style of writing because he then later went on and wrote about his behavior as a child within
Wordsworth is deeply involved with the complexities of nature and human reaction to it. To Wordsworth nature is the revelation of god through viewing everything that is harmonious or beautiful in nature. Man’s true character is then formed and developed through participation in this balance. Wordsworth had the view that people are at their best when they are closest to nature. Being close creates harmony and order. He thought that the people of his time were getting away from that.
To conclude, William Wordsworth uses form and syntax and figurative language to stress on his mental journey, and to symbolize the importance of the beauty and peace of nature. In my opinion, the poet might have written this poem to show his appreciation towards nature. The poem has a happy mood especially when the poet is discussing the daffodils. In this poem the daffodils are characterized as more than flowers, but as humans “fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (line 6). In addition, the poet mentioned himself to be part of nature since nature inspires him to write and think. Therefore, the reason that the poet wrote this poem was to express the feeling of happiness in his mental journey in nature.
He is writing the poem as if he were an object of the earth, and what it is like to once live and then die only to be reborn. On the other hand, Wordsworth takes images of meadows, fields, and birds and uses them to show what gives him life. Life being whatever a person needs to move on, and without those objects, they can't have life. Wordsworth does not compare himself to these things like Shelley, but instead uses them as an example of how he feels about the stages of living. Starting from an infant to a young boy into a man, a man who knows death is coming and can do nothing about it because it's part of life.