How is the narrator's worldview described after the event?

How is the narrator's worldview described after the event?

• A. He becomes skeptical of nature's beauty
• B. He forgets the incident quickly
• C. He sees nature as a force with power beyond human control
• D. He sees nature as a friend and ally

Answer: (C)

After the event, the narrator realizes nature operates with a power that humans cannot command or fully comprehend. The poem moves from any sense of harmony or control to a view of the natural world as vast, relentless, and indifferent to human concerns. This shift shows nature as a force that dwarfs human effort, making the speaker feel small and powerless in its presence. The other possibilities don’t fit because the tone isn’t one of admiring nature’s beauty, nor does it suggest forgetting the incident, nor a friendly, cooperative relationship with the environment. Instead, the emphasis is on nature’s supremacy and lack of human control.

After the event, the narrator realizes nature operates with a power that humans cannot command or fully comprehend. The poem moves from any sense of harmony or control to a view of the natural world as vast, relentless, and indifferent to human concerns. This shift shows nature as a force that dwarfs human effort, making the speaker feel small and powerless in its presence. The other possibilities don’t fit because the tone isn’t one of admiring nature’s beauty, nor does it suggest forgetting the incident, nor a friendly, cooperative relationship with the environment. Instead, the emphasis is on nature’s supremacy and lack of human control.