Green Crab's Shell Poem Analysis

The thoughts, desires, and memories of humans are a mystery to everyone in the world including themselves. As the persona of the poem a "Green Crab 's Shell" shows, the sad thing is that many people will never truly discover these things because they do not open themselves up and explore the deepest parts of their souls. The complex body of a dead crab is explored by the persona who compares it to a human and personifies it, to show that unlike the crab, humans have the ability to open themselves up and explore the mysterious chambers of themselves without having to die. The ability to enter oneself and discover the profound obscurities that the soul and mind hide is a tantalizing prospect that many would agree is worth dying for. The persona …show more content…
The persona of the poem digs deeper into this thought, past the shell of the crab to break down the beauty that is contained in the compartments within the crab. He describes the beauty that is found within once it is opened up with the figurative image of, “A shocking, Giotto blue”. Even though this seems to be a mere color, it means much more. Giotto di Bondone was one of the first great painters of the renaissance who focused on painting nature. The color itself, created by Giotto, is a beautiful shade of blue. This is exactly why the persona chose this particular color, because it is a wonderful color that in all facets exhibits the inner beauty of the crab. The stunning Giotto blue found within the crab could never be seen while it is alive, but once it is opened up the world can know the beauty it …show more content…
He wants the reader to truly think about what happens when someone grows old and dies, and if death is a bad thing. The persona uses his literal and figurative images to show that although the outer beauty of life may cease, as people get older, the inner beauty is still ever present and it can flourish. All people need to do is reveal it and give it a chance to. The common misconception is that as humans get older they begin to deteriorate and they lose their sense of purpose in life. Despite this misconception, what really happens is that people get so wrapped up in how they look on the outside or other peoples outside appearance that they miss their inner beauty within life. Amit Ray once said, “Beautify your inner dialogue. Beautify your inner world with love light and compassion. Life will be beautiful.” This is the reality of things as people grow older that they do not always see. Humans as a species spend so much of their life covering up what is inside their souls because of what others may think that it is never discovered until their final days, or even worse it is never discovered. Humans get so fooled by outer beauty throughout their lives as they grow up that they miss the inner beauty that they should be celebrating. The persona uses the image of a crab