Read the lines from robert hayden’s poem "monet’s ‘waterlilies,’” then look at the detail from claude monet’s painting water lilies. today as the news from selma and saigon poisons the air like fallout, i come again to see the serene, great picture that i love. why does the speaker like to view monet’s water lilies? to view art purely for art’s sake to escape unpleasant news to be exposed to stark reality to escape poisonous air

to escape unpleasant news.

Hayden is referring here to the news regarding the civil rights movements that were coming out from Selma, and the events that were taking place in Saigon because of the Vietnam War. As both situations were tragic, Hayden felt he could find refuge in the nature of Monet's painting.

He ends the poem by saying:

"Here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. Here is the shadow of its joy."

1. ( 3rd option ) peter gets into a fight with the musician because they will not play a happy song for him.

2. ( 2nd option) petty arguments like feuds lead to pointless tragedy .

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