In “An Essay On Man” Alexander Pope seeks to justify God to man by discussing man’s pride, the existence of evil, and submission. His viewpoint is a traditional Christian perspective. Pope’s opinions are congruent with the teachings of the New Testament, and he effectively argues his beliefs.
Pope ascertains that men irrationally believe that their thought and reason is above God’s. He is addressing those who cry that God is unjust because we suffer and don’t receive everything we want. He writes, “Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine, / Earth for whose use? Pride answers, `Tis for mine'” He is saying that men
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