From Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea to Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, much of great literature consists of strong protagonists voyaging across literal and metaphorical stormy seas to fulfill their dreams. In the poem “The Jumblies” by Edward Lear, the protagonists choose to go to sea in a literal sense, but they also voyage across a metaphorical sea by standing up to the opposing opinions of their peers. The conflict between the Jumblies and their dissenters reflects the central thematic conflict of the poem: wanting to pursue aspirations that push societal barriers vs. the voice of dissuasion, driven by orthodox establishment. Throughout the poem, the conflict is reflected by the use of literary devices such as irony, distinctive diction, and repetition.
On "The Jumblies"
On "The Jumblies"
On "The Jumblies"
From Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea to Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, much of great literature consists of strong protagonists voyaging across literal and metaphorical stormy seas to fulfill their dreams. In the poem “The Jumblies” by Edward Lear, the protagonists choose to go to sea in a literal sense, but they also voyage across a metaphorical sea by standing up to the opposing opinions of their peers. The conflict between the Jumblies and their dissenters reflects the central thematic conflict of the poem: wanting to pursue aspirations that push societal barriers vs. the voice of dissuasion, driven by orthodox establishment. Throughout the poem, the conflict is reflected by the use of literary devices such as irony, distinctive diction, and repetition.