From the beginning of time, religion has been topic that sparked debate, division, and war. At times, to speak one's unique view on religion was to dig one's own grave. Though today's laws protect citizens' religious freedom, many in the United States still hold these rigid beliefs. Many are frightened by any literature that seems to go against the church. "Sunday Morning" by Wallace Stevens seems to fit this bill at first, but such an assumption would be inaccurate. Stevens's "Sunday Morning" does not advocate abandoning religion, but merely raises the question of whether or not an equally or even more greatly satisfying divinity can be attained on Earth.
Steven's poem explains in detail the near impossibility of valuing good without bad, or life without death. It says we can never trul
In literature, the narrator is often confused with the author. It is unknown to most whether the narrator of "Sunday Morning" is representative of Stevens himself, a facet of his beliefs, or simply a thought that crossed his mind. But regardless, the message is clear. He is saying to seize the day. Not to abandon one's faith, but also not to toil through each day miserable, thinking of some distant reward. He is saying not to take this life for granted, but to relish in each of the small daily pleasures that make this world such a wonderful place. A relationship with god does not mean that one may not enjoy a relationship with the Earth to the fullest, and value it equally.
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