In about 100 words, discuss two themes that are shared by both "The Indian Burying Ground" and "The Wild Honeysuckle" and that became popular literary themes during this time period and beyond.

Answer and Explanation:

Both poems portray the importance of admiring what is considered "wild". This was a very recurring theme during romanticism, where literature used to present Native Americans, considered wild by Europeans, as an admirable people, friend and exploited by the gain of white men.

In the poems mentioned above, this theme is approached differently, but it has the same objective, that of stimulating consideration for the wild. While "The Indian Burying Ground" introduces this theme by literally associating it with native tribes, "The Wild Honeysuckle" introduces this theme by associating it with wild nature.

Another theme presented in both poems was appreciation and the cult of death. This theme was also recurrent in romantic literature, where death was often idealized. In "The Indian Burying Ground" this theme is addressed with the author's position on the admiration for the rituals and the symbologies that the natives present when a member of the tribe dies. In "The Wild Honeysuckle," on the other hand, this theme is shown through the death of the wild flower, which reinforces that everything comes to an end, including the beautiful, the wild and the free, like the flower.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).