carrrion comfort

All people in life struggle with the concept of religion. The belief of a higher God is especially difficult to deal with when confronted with hardship and stressors of everyday life. This can quickly challenge a persons relationship with God which can result in conflict. The questions that is constantly asked "if there is a God, why would he let me endure pain and suffering?"

The above theme is vividly portrayed, from the intitical melee (confusion) and anguish felt by the questioning believer (narrator).

Hopkins engages the reader firstly with his oxymoron/ alliterated Title, "carrion comfort", which is essential for understanding the emotion of the narrator towards his challenge (God). Carrion and comfort placed next to each other

This rhetorical question can also be viewed as an allusion, For David in Psalms 22 shared the same despair and desparation regarding God in the same context.

The last four words are an allusion whch can be refered to when Jesus cries of despair on the cross "my God My God" . This ties his problems in with Christ and can be seen as a sign of the grace that is working behind the scenes.

Some topics in this essay:
God Carrion, David Psalms, Manely Hopkins, God God, , Carrion Comfort, carrion comfort, emotive language,