Explication of “The Sea Farer”
The Webster’s Dictionary defines the sea as “a vast stretch of water” however is that all the sea holds? How vast is the sea? What is so addictive about those luring waters? One man is pulled toward the sea for exploring while he leaves his home spiritually and physically.
The first section is about a man’s sorrowful and abstract life at sea. He feels a sense of “desolation” (26) in the fact he is far away from his home. His “sea-weary” (12) attitude is pitiful and plays on to his misery and his struggle of a love vs. hate relationship with exploring the uncharted sea. Anglo-Saxons believed exile was the worst punishment to be given. The man feels as though he was exiled which makes him feel alone and misunderstood.
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The sea leaves him “wondering” (43) what else is out there. He is “graced” (41) by God to be around for more journeys. He is passionate as well as aggressive in what he loves. He knows others do not understand the difficulty of his adventurous lifestyle. Home for him is where God shall take him. He set his life for the will of God. This is an interpolation that adds a sense of hope to the elegy.
In the fourth section, the man talks about his adventures more negatively. He is “breaking” (63) promises with, assumption ably, his wife. This “ravenous” (61) lifestyle is truly a burden on him. He means well, however he is “screaming” (62) for more adventuring. He is addicted to his journeys. His spiritual and physical home waits for him while he explores the vast unknown.
In the fifth section, the man is glorifying his connection with God. He believes he is on his path to glory and everlasting life. He knows what he is doing at the sea is not what God wants but he cannot help his urge to be away on adventures. The man has a revelation and yet he still pushes forward toward the horizon to see all that he can before it is his time to leave this
The Webster’s Dictionary defines the sea as “a vast stretch of water” however is that all the sea holds? How vast is the sea? What is so addictive about those luring waters? One man is pulled toward the sea for exploring while he leaves his home spiritually and physically.
The first section is about a man’s sorrowful and abstract life at sea. He feels a sense of “desolation” (26) in the fact he is far away from his home. His “sea-weary” (12) attitude is pitiful and plays on to his misery and his struggle of a love vs. hate relationship with exploring the uncharted sea. Anglo-Saxons believed exile was the worst punishment to be given. The man feels as though he was exiled which makes him feel alone and misunderstood.
In the second …show more content…
The sea leaves him “wondering” (43) what else is out there. He is “graced” (41) by God to be around for more journeys. He is passionate as well as aggressive in what he loves. He knows others do not understand the difficulty of his adventurous lifestyle. Home for him is where God shall take him. He set his life for the will of God. This is an interpolation that adds a sense of hope to the elegy.
In the fourth section, the man talks about his adventures more negatively. He is “breaking” (63) promises with, assumption ably, his wife. This “ravenous” (61) lifestyle is truly a burden on him. He means well, however he is “screaming” (62) for more adventuring. He is addicted to his journeys. His spiritual and physical home waits for him while he explores the vast unknown.
In the fifth section, the man is glorifying his connection with God. He believes he is on his path to glory and everlasting life. He knows what he is doing at the sea is not what God wants but he cannot help his urge to be away on adventures. The man has a revelation and yet he still pushes forward toward the horizon to see all that he can before it is his time to leave this