The paternal portrait given by the poet is further defined by the simile "loved his garden like an only child". ... With the transformation of growing admiration for his father, the persona also recognizes his own unhappiness and lack of direction in life, forcing him to readdress his own ambitions and define his priorities. ... It presents both the positive and negative aspects of changing perspectives, demonstrating that both require individuals to re-evaluate and re-define priorities in their lives. ... Key scenes in the movie are also emphasized to the responder through the soundtrack -...

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"The world is enigmatical, every thing said and every thing known and done, and must not be taken literally, but genially. We must be at the top of our condition to understand any thing rightly." - Ralph Waldo Emerson A Condensation of Its Context Toward the end of his notebook, "Naturalist," Ralph Waldo Emerson entered sentence (dated 1853) that marks a symbolic vision of nature familiar to his readers and, in more recent years, of concern to his ecologically minded critics: "He is the richest who has most use for nature as raw material of tropes and symbols with which to describe his life....

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