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lillian01
lillian01
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What spiritual crisis did the narrator of "Desert Places" by Robert Frost face?

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Posted by lillian01 on Thursday December 4, 2008 at 7:16 PM and tagged with desert places, robert frost, spiritual crisis.

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  1. parkerlee
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    I do no know that this poem is particularly autobiographical or that it refers to a particular person at all. It is primarily written for the reader to identify with, if a common chord is struck. Indeed, it is the universality of the poem that is its primary appeal. Who hasn't felt lonely, frustrated, abandoned, or alienated at one time or another?

    This poem has been compared in both content and tone to T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland." If you are looking for a comparison, why not check this out?

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    Posted by parkerlee on Friday December 5, 2008 at 10:59 AM