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> From: David Dorinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) > Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 19:51:05 -0700 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) > Subject: A further note on "The Gold Lily" by Louise Gl �ck > > The problematic question in the poem is whom the gold lily addresses. In > other words, who is the "father and master" of line 8? An obvious answer is > that the flower addresses the person who planted and tended it. But since > the other dying flowers seem to doubt that this "father and master" does > not see their situation, it might be possible that the gold lily speaker is > actually addressing some other being-God, the sun, Nature, etc. As readers, > we can make our own guesses, and as long as we are making a logical case, > based on the poem, our guess is as good as anyone else's. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
