Perfection Is Found In The Details
...have waited nine long months to see if their child had, “daddy’s eyes,” or “mommy’s smile.” And, if for some reason that child is born with a congenital medical condition the parent does not look at the child any different for their ailment. Their parent looks at them different for their individuality and uniqueness but not their faults. Those parents are just as proud of their son or daughter as any parents of what is considered a healthy child would be. They hold their tiny infant, and smile, and say, “He’s perfect.” To the world, that child maybe considered flawed but to the “creator,” or parents, of that child, he or she is all they had dreamed and hoped for. In the poem “Pied Beauty,” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, this same theme is discovered. The author writes about things that are considered imperfect by human nature were actually created by a perfect God, whose blueprints for those creatures were not imperfect in any way. The theme of “Pied Beauty,” can be seen through even the style, images, and words used in the poem. By taking a close look at these elements, any reader can see this timeless message Hopkins is hoping to portray to his readers.
From even childhood, humans are exposed learning through stories that help them to understand a greater lesson. It is through the images portrayed that they can relate to a story on a personal level. These images are what help people to understand the fundamental message, or the ‘moral of the story.’ In “Pied Beauty,” the very first thing a reader might recognize is the Hopkins use of imagery. He uses words such as, “dappled,” and “brinded,” or the image of farmed land from the sky to portray to the reader the flaws of nature (Hopkins). These words represent something that is spotted, flecked, or discolored; something which is not with out blemish. Hopkins uses these word pictures in this poem to help his reader to...
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