Question

imagine alternate outcomes or endings in thepoem THE COLD WITHIN and the effect on all concerned.
plz answer ASAP

Answer 1

The Cold Within" was written in the 1960s by an American poet known as James Patrick Kinney. It has appeared in countless church bulletins, web sites and teaching seminars, as well as magazines and newspapers, including Dear Abby’s column on 5 September 1999. According to the poet's widow, he submitted the poem first to the Saturday Evening Post, but it was rejected as "too controversial for the time". Kinney sent it later to Liguorian, a Catholic magazine, which was the first commercial publication to print it.

Answer 2

Answer:

Optimistic Ending to this poem could be:For example, the black man, had shared his log to keep the fire burning. Probably the white man would have a feeling of regret that he had ill-feelings against the black man who is now helping save his life. So, he would go and hug that black man and befriend him. He would also offer his own log of wood to celebrate their friendship. And seeing the union of the Black and White, the others — the poor and the rich, and the two with separate religions would also make friends, thus forming a united group of six in the spirit of fraternity. They would all share their logs to keep the fire burning, symbolic enough of their own warm human spirits that would have helped them to live and let live.