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what is the message of the poem 'snake'?

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In 'The Snake' the theme of 'live and let live' has been very clearly portrayed where the poet calls himself as the second comer. He knows that he has come after the snake and should wait at the trough till the snake is done drinking water. This mentality shows that he believes in the respect a first comer should receive. Even later, after his civilised mind runs a conflict between compassion and education, he feels that a perfect balance should run between the existence of both - human and the snake.

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The poem snake is a beautiful, haunting description of an encounter between man and nature. Lawrence deals amazingly with the conflict of whether to choose between his education and kill the snake or his moral instinct telling him that the snake is a friend, not a foe. we have made this presentation to make others aware of this awesome poem, and we hope you learn a lot from this presentation. we have included, in the ppt, the analysis of the poem, a critical review, the battle between moral and educational reason, about the poet and his works etc too so that it will be easier for us to get a better grasp of Lawrence's feelings and thoughts.
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