Apr 28, 2011
Delight in Disorder
When I first read Delight in Disorder, I figured Robert Herrick was speaking of a woman who seemed to be out of sorts, yet trying to fit in to society. Upon reading it a few times more, I realized, at least to me, it seemed to have a double meaning. Herrick is describing a woman who tries to fit into the molds of society, but has a free and wild spirit and seems to slip up on occasion. The references to her clothes being disheveled with an out of place ribbon, and tempetuous petticoat, and many other imperfections, seem to suggest her "wild civility" as he called it. I also saw from reading this poem that Herrick is suggesting as a whole, that society is beginning to lose its civility because of the rigid standards everyone was placed under during that time period. He seems to marvel in society's slip ups and wants them to occur. He likes the untamed nature of people that naturally occurs and feels that it should be let loose.
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Dani was dead on with her analysis and she did well diving deep into the plot. I agreed with her on her thoughts about the story and she was really good with her analysis of symbolism.
ReplyDeleteI like how the author has a refreshing view on the world and it seems like if everyone was able to see imperfection as the speaker does, we would live in a much happier world. It seems like we almost unconsciously strive for a perfect self vision or lifestyle instead of slowing down and accepting everything as is, faults included.
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