(Discussing three messages from The Ancient Mariner)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a story with many messages that teach us something important. Anselm Berrigan states that “Coleridge’s father recognized his talents early on, and encouraged his education...” (Berrigan) Coleridge is known as one of the best writers. Through this story we can see just where his imagination takes him. The three messages from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner that I understood after reading this was isolation, suffering and transformation.
The first messages that we are told through the reading of Rhyme of The Ancient Mariner is the message of isolation. The message of isolation is one of being alone and having on one to talk to or be with. In the story there are many showings of this, like when he travels to the arctic or when his whole crew dies after he shoots the albatross. “Day after day, day after day, we stuck, nor breath nor motion; as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.” (Rime of the …show more content…
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