summary of poem the choice
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Sometime in the second half of the 21st Century, when the earth was almost destroyed, a spacecraft visits an abandoned city between two hills. In it are captain Starglyn and Suncon, the Celestial Geologist. They are studying the possible causes of the destruction of this city. Having studied a meteorite that broke away from the earth in 2048, Suncon has learnt that men on the earth had themselves caused their end. Even though men knew they were destroying the earth by polluting, cutting down forests and emitting dangerous gases, they didn’t stop such activities. They knew what was right and what was evil, but, fools, they chose the evil way.
Summary
Two aliens, Starglyn and Suncon, landed on a stretch of meadow between two hills that face a crumbling city. The city was once a prosperous one but over population and overconsumption of natural resources brought decay to the city. All died, man and animal. The city was rendered lifeless.
Theme/Message
The poem is a warning for man. It warns us to take maximum care of the planet we survive rather than live. Tall trees and superhighways don’t mean progress – tall trees and wide stretches of forest is progress. Man well knows that the earth is burning back to a carbon ball yet he is reckless. He ignores the warnings and goes on destroying the planet. It is time to realize that we are not inhabiting this planet, we are slowly outhabiting it!