In the poem "Snake," Lawrence utilizes a theme of nature and contrasts the world of nature and creatures such as the snake with the human world of man. He contrasts the basic nature of the snake to simply "be," acting only with instincts to the actions of man that are so conflicted by conscious thought and emotion.
In both his physical descriptions of the snake and his actions as well as the conflicting emotions both revering and disgusted by the snake throughout the poem, Lawrence continues to contrast the simple wonder of nature with the complicated condition of being human.
Along with the differences the poem refers to between nature and humanity, the poem also brings the two together. The images Lawrence paints with words depict the dichotomy of the condition of being human wherein we can identify with the simple, instinctive life of the snake, even longing for that simplicity at times while acknowledging the human condition that confines us.
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