Civilization and nature are to contrasting elements. In both poems, both authors use these two elements to convey the disruption civilization has put upon nature. In the poem “Out, Out-“the boy is the victim of civilization. His life is cut short by the fallacy of civilization. The fallacy in this case would be the chainsaw. The saw was too much for a young boy to handle, in the end taking his life. Civilization has put this heavy burden of living

Between both similar poems, lies a difference. In Frost’s poem, he paints the setting as a countryside “sunset far into Vermont” (6), whereas in Stafford’s poem he sets the situation on a dark endless road, on the “edge of Wilson River road” (2) The peaceful setting of the countryside marks the difference that nature is still shining through the disruption. But the darkness of the road shows that nature has been engulfed by civilization. The point of view is also different, the drama is received differently. For Frost’s poem death of nature is seen through the eyes of a spectator. But while in Stafford’s poem, death is almost seen in the eye of the beholder. Stafford’s poem man making his decision for everyone “I thought hard for us all”(17) to either finish off nature or redo our mistakes.

The two poems both support the idea that nature is dieing because of technology. Civilization has chosen technology over nature and thus nature is being cut short in life. But the poems

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