“When I have Fears” and “Alexander Crummell” are two similar yet very distinct examples of how human emotions can be expressed. Both readings specifically touch on the idea of doubt and how it is manifested in Keats poem and Crummell’s story. The tone, and mediums used to tell each of the author’s stories encourage the reader to form an opinion on which they feel is more convincing when portraying the emotion of doubt. Du Bois proposes doubt as a temptation in the story and life of Alexander Crummell, whereas Keats takes somewhat of a nihilistic view to display his doubt in being unable to accomplish his life goals. Although Du Bois discusses a story that is incredibly thought provoking and successfully presents doubt, it is very limited to the males
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This fragment acknowledges that his brain is ripe with imagination, however, it is doubt that seems to limit him from constructing such visionary works and before he can materialize his desired creations he will die. This mental state of doubting one’s ability to exploit the abundant and limitless nature of their inventiveness can be relatable to any artist and human being who is dissatisfied with his or her current state. Subsequent to this first section, Keats’s writes about beholding upon “the night’s starr’d face” and the “huge cloudy symbols of a high romance” and as he looks upon these celestial entities he fears that he “may never live to trace their shadows, with the magic hand of chance.” In lines 5-8, Keats uses terms that can be interpreted in a multitude of ways. Wording such as “high romance” can be addressing many things; a romantic chivalrous love, a celestial and romantic idea of nature, or even the essence of man’s soul. One interpretation the reader can extract from this quatrain is Keats’s establishment of
This fragment acknowledges that his brain is ripe with imagination, however, it is doubt that seems to limit him from constructing such visionary works and before he can materialize his desired creations he will die. This mental state of doubting one’s ability to exploit the abundant and limitless nature of their inventiveness can be relatable to any artist and human being who is dissatisfied with his or her current state. Subsequent to this first section, Keats’s writes about beholding upon “the night’s starr’d face” and the “huge cloudy symbols of a high romance” and as he looks upon these celestial entities he fears that he “may never live to trace their shadows, with the magic hand of chance.” In lines 5-8, Keats uses terms that can be interpreted in a multitude of ways. Wording such as “high romance” can be addressing many things; a romantic chivalrous love, a celestial and romantic idea of nature, or even the essence of man’s soul. One interpretation the reader can extract from this quatrain is Keats’s establishment of