the poem 'the tree' present a conflict between man and nature. describe the struggle of the trees and their victory march to their natural habitat forest ?
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The trees are not in their original habitat. Man has captured them and put them in artificial glass houses. The reason behind this is that man wants to protect the trees from others people who aim at destroying them. The trees in the poem are similar to man. As man loves freedom, so leaves, twigs and roots of the tree want to enjoy their freedom.
The roots try their maximum to get separated from the floor of the verandah where they are fixed. The leaves and branches are moving towards the glass window. During the night, the speaker hears the glass of the window pane breaking and the trees are moving out and the fast blowing wind embraces them.
The poem "The Trees" by Adrienne Rich portrays a conflict between man and nature. This conflict has been increasing in severity since time immemorial. Humans are growing trees inside their homes, thereby confining them to the four walls of a room. The Trees are hence unable to grow up to their full potential. Their flourishing boughs are cramped inside the rooms. Man has enclosed them in artificial glasshouses.
As the trees march towards the outdoors, their roots make cracks on the veranda walls. By morning, the forest is assumed to be full of trees. This is the result of their victorious march.