Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Venus and the Ark question 3
The poem Venus and the Ark is a spoof of the Old Testament story of Noah's Ark. Humanity had become corrupt so god sent a flood to wipe out everyone except for Noah's family and all the animals. In the poem the two Ph.D's collect animals and take them to Venus like Noah took them onto the Ark. Then humanity destroys itself like god did in the Old Testament. Along with this allusion to the Bible it is a satire on human nature. Sexton is showing that it is in human nature to fight and destroy. Humans do not need a god to do that for them. Not even what would possibly be the greatest discovery in all of human history, another life supporting planet, could stop the fighting. She clearly has no faith in humanity and believes that someday we will eventually destroy ourselves.
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