"Thanatopsis", by William Cullen Bryant says that nature tells us different things

at different times. When we are having good times, God and nature attribute to that.

When we are having bad times, God and nature are willing to help us through our

problems. In this poem, Bryant makes a connection between God and Nature through

society, imagery, destiny, status, and trust.

Although 'Thanatopsis' is the Greek word for meditation on death, it also can be

seen as a meditation on nature. Nature is being portrayed as the main influence and

supporter of the society: "She has a voice of gladness, and a smile/ And eloquence of

beauty, and she glides/ Into his darker musings, with a mild/ And healing sympathy, that

steals away/ Their sharpness, ere he is aware." (4-8) More

and that Nature and God have the power to reconcile: "Go forth, under the open sky, and

statement, God is always there for people, especially for those who are suffering.

is also no distinction among the status of people and all souls will be united in heaven:

everyone will be highly satisfied and can have an unlimited trust, since God will embrace

life that we do have away. We shouldn't worry, because we're not alone, the whole

sustained and soothed/ By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, like one who wraps

states that death is not bad, for it is a natural thing that is apart of everyone's life. There

everyone: "[...] that mysterious realm, where each shall take/ His chamber in the silent

One is only able to imagine very briefly the 'new' life. No scourges will be taken,

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Approximate Word count = 568
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)