... is introduced, she is portrayed with the thorn, pond, and hill expressing her connection to them. She sits between the hill and pond, "And to herself she cries/ Oh misery! Oh misery!/ Oh woe is me! Oh misery" (64-66). She obviously goes to the spot everyday all year long. The poem states, "she is known to every star/ And every wind that blows (69-70 ... to criticize society for its unsympathetic attitude towards those who go against conventional ideas. As we saw in The Thorn, society's ideas that are fostered and maintained, are not always forgiving or sympathetic to the needs of its me...

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• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: High School