The little red flowers of her breasts to be my comfort".
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In this way he states how he is mentally tortured by being apart from the princess, and how her joy is destroyed from being apart from him. These statements, which were written during Chauras's imprisonment, and therefore reflecting his true pain. Yet, they are taken by Doc's guests as mere declarations of Chauras's devotion for the princess. They regard the poem as any other love poem, and therefore see it as joyous, when it is actually depicting a situation of mourning. (428 words; 10 sentences).
The excerpt in chapter thirty two, in contrast to that in chapter thirty, bears much more symbolism of events which occurred in novel. In the last stanza of the poem, the situation that Chauras is describing much resembles the one which Doc is feeling. Throughout the book, Doc brings happiness to the people on the row, but he is never completely happy himself. On page 181, Steinbeck's description of Doc's inner turmoil before the party certifies that he lacks happiness. .
"He debated about [playing] the Brandenburg. That would snap him out of the sweet and sickly mood he was getting into. But what was wrong with the sweet and sickly mood? It was rather pleasant. "I can play anything I want", he said aloud "I"m a free man".
The fact that Doc had been denied happiness is much like Chauras being denied happiness. However, at the party Doc finally lightens up, and for once is truly happy. Chauras states,.
"I know that I have savored the hot taste of life.
Lifting green cups and gold at the great feast, .
Just for a small and a forgotten time.
I have had full in my eyes from off my girl.
The whitest pouring of eternal light -".
The "great feast" which is mentioned, could refer to Doc's party, where everyone ate steak, despite the Great Depression taking place, and steaks being well out of most guests" budgets. The "whitest pouring of eternal light", which was only felt for a certain time, could represent the happiness that Doc felt at the party, knowing that so many people cared for him.
