1. Art in the Modern World
... 's closing lines, " the birds the grass the trees the lake and the wild boys innocent as strawberries had followed the hunchback to his kennel in the dark" (lines 39-43) leave the reader steeped in thoughts of violence and chaos, a highly representative literary effect of the modern era. Not only does Thomas illustrate art in the modern world by writing a poem that recognizes human suffering, but also by characterizing the hunchback as ... , giving way to more disillusion and confusion. Each time the sun rises, so do the bars of the hunchback's jail - this message leaves the reader's head...
- Word Count: 1641
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: Undergraduate