It can be seen as how the city gets in the way of happiness, and it is better to live life and enjoy nature. Second, it can be received on a deeper level. The sidewalk represents the path of our mind. On one side, there is the city. Dark, polluted, and the description makes the reader think of a generally horrible place. This represents the part of the mind that holds all of that which makes people depressed, angry, or evil. On the other side, there is the end of the end of the sidewalk, or the end of the worst part in your mind. Lines 3-56describes the scene as “And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind.” The description doesn’t describe ordinary nature. Actually it describes something super-natural. First, the grass that grows soft and white, instead of normal grass, which is green and crisp. Next, the crimson sun, opposed to yellow or orange. Third, there is the moon-bird. It sounds like some out of world creature. Lastly, the wind is peppermint. All this makes it sound like the setting is on a different planet, but really it is a metaphor for the
It can be seen as how the city gets in the way of happiness, and it is better to live life and enjoy nature. Second, it can be received on a deeper level. The sidewalk represents the path of our mind. On one side, there is the city. Dark, polluted, and the description makes the reader think of a generally horrible place. This represents the part of the mind that holds all of that which makes people depressed, angry, or evil. On the other side, there is the end of the end of the sidewalk, or the end of the worst part in your mind. Lines 3-56describes the scene as “And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind.” The description doesn’t describe ordinary nature. Actually it describes something super-natural. First, the grass that grows soft and white, instead of normal grass, which is green and crisp. Next, the crimson sun, opposed to yellow or orange. Third, there is the moon-bird. It sounds like some out of world creature. Lastly, the wind is peppermint. All this makes it sound like the setting is on a different planet, but really it is a metaphor for the