The message of the Rhodera, each and everyone and Hamatreya We hear every day that we don't appreciate nature and that we try to conquer it, but I don't think anyone really thinks what it means. These three combine to tell about nature and what Emerson appreciates about it. They also let nature have a say in what it thinks of humans. In "La Rhodora" a simple flower causes the speaker of the poem to consider his own creation. Talk about the beauty of this flower and how it rivals the rose. As Sidney stated, “Emerson was truly in touch with the beauty of nature.” In other words, many people in their discussion focused on the fact that these poems brought to our attention the incredible beauty of nature that we often overlook. For me it goes much further. Finally he states, “in my simple ignorance, I assume that the same Power that brought me there brought you.” You can almost hear the light bulb go off over the speaker's head as they realize they are part of a larger creation. It is not separate from this flower; the same force brought them both into this world. He claims to be ignorant. Most of us ignore the fact that we are part of a world made up of interconnected parts. We consider ourselves "at the top of the food chain". (Actually if a lion was hungry enough it would eat us too.) Plants thrive on the carbon dioxide we produce and we thrive on the oxygen they produce. Nature depends on itself. We are part of that creation, not ruler over it. The speaker here finally realizes that both man and flower were put on this earth by the same force and we depend on each other. Nature makes him reflect on his own creation. (This is similar to the idea raised in the web hypertext on nature: "most people define nature as non-human but we are natural beings." This poem is the realization of this statement. )In "Each and All" this idea is taken one step further. The speaker states, "Your life has lent itself to your neighbor's creed. All are necessary to each." In other words, all parts of life depend on other parts of life. He also talks about how he removed things from nature and brought them home and suddenly they don't look like they used to.
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