The Solitary Reaper Group

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pavanvellanki
pavanvellanki
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College - Senior

In "The Solitary Reaper", the reaper seemed to be happy with her life and fate.

Are there any indications from the poem to support this statement?

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Posted by pavanvellanki on Friday July 31, 2009 at 6:45 PM and tagged with fate, life, support.

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  1. dbello Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The best indication that The Solitary Reaper seems to be happy with her life is the fact that she sings with her beautiful voice as she toils in the field. Wordsworth connects the beauty of the natural world to the the woman by having her harvest the grain, an act that will sustain life. As the man watchs and listens to her he takes her song to his heart, a memory that will sustain his life as well. Her beautiful voice, the field of grain, and his memory of the experience suggests whether we are aware of it or not, that our experience in the natural world if recognized can bring happiness to anyone.

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    Posted by dbello on Friday July 31, 2009 at 8:22 PM