Part one of term paper
The double shame in man's war against man is the residual effect on nature; an innocent , helpless bystander. The sense of potential devastation is the prevailing tone throughout the poem, "Gathered by the River," by Denise Levertov. The spoliation caused by nuclear war is not limited to the loss of human lives. Nature can take a comparab ...

Part two of term paper
... self- destruction. "[I]f our resolves and prayers are weak and fail / there will be nothing left of their slow and innocent wisdom" (ll 49-50), demonstrates the trees' awareness of how lengthy their recovery time can take. They listen incredulously to mans' promises that he will not make this deadly mistake again, but worry he is too weak to honor their promises. Levertov is implying there should be harmony between man and nature and the nature of how mankind conducts itself can have long-range ...