Question

Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired,but harnessed to a pot of dirt. I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed, clinging on cliffs, like an eaglewind-wavering above high, jagged rocks. To have broken through the surface of stone, to live, to feel exposed to the madnessof the vast, eternal sky.To be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea,carrying my soul, my seed,beyond the mountains of time or into the abyss of the bizarre. I'd rather be unseen, and if then be shunned by everyonethan to be a pleasant-smelling flower, growing in clusters in the fertile valley,where they're praised, handled, and pluckedby greedy, human hands. I'd rather smell of musty, green stenchthan of sweet, fragrant lilac. If I could stand alone, strong and free,I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed. What would you understand from this paragraph?

Answer 1

Hello!

In this paragraph, the author/narrator is referencing everyday things that we may see, like flowers, weeds, rocks, and more, to how they feel!  For example, the author tells us that a flower is basically "trapped" in a pot, although it is beautiful and gets much attention and care, then he compares the trapped flower, to the weed, which although is in a "dangerous condition", it is free.

So, what I understand from this paragraph is that sometimes we can feel trapped, like a flower, or free, like a weed.

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