Reading Communities  

I was born and raised in New York City.  New York City was known as the rotten apple. New York City was more corrupt than what is now. Around the ’90s New York City was more dangerous, there were a number of crimes. Throughout the years, New York City has improved and a lot of changes have been made. What remains the same is the human’s relationship with material things. Humanity is isolated from nature. Willam Wordsworth’s poem “The world is too much with us” is a perfect example of the way people live. William Wordsworth opens up the poem with these words “The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay our powers” the poet expresses his sadness with humanity. The speaker reveals how disappointed he is with human behavior wasting their energy. Wordsworth makes a connection with humans and nature. Wordsworth’s emphasizes the world shouldn’t be seen as a one but as a whole. Humans don’t appreciate the beauty of nature. Humans waste their time working and spending money. Wordsworth uses the word “world” is too much for humans to have because humans don’t realize its value. Humans replaced nature with materialistic things. Humanity is too concentrated on social status. Human beings put their wealth before connecting with nature. The impact of people’s daily living has affected their relationship with nature. Humans live in a world controlled by superficial things. Wordsworth’s emphasizes human behavior and its isolation from Nature. Humans are dominated by society; this is seen today. Especially in New York City where people live day-to-day. People don’t take the time to connect with nature. Nature is important for a human’s wellbeing. “Little we see in Nature that is ours.” the world is too much for all humans because nature it’s not appreciated. Wordsworth emphasizes how humans don’t deserve the world and its natural beauty. The tone of the sonnet is disappointing in human behavior. People are characterized by economic status. Humans have always competed to see who is wealthier. Wordsworth illustrates in his poem what the world looks like today. Nature has a lot of benefits; nature improves physical health and mental health. Nature provides a lot of benefits tranquility, increases pleasant emotions. Wordsworth believes humans are giving to much importance to money, materials, and superficial things. People should cherish the natural things of life. For instance, plants, the moon, animals the ocean.  At the end of the poem, Wordsworth says “Great God! I’d rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.” What Wordsworth means is he rather be pagan and enjoy nature. By being a Pagan, he could look over the ocean and be less sad. In William Wordsworth’s he shares his vision and argues humanity should connect with nature. Reading Woodsworth’s poem I learned how fortunate we are to enjoy nature.  

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