Gilbert is talking about the unavoidably of time and doom in this line
Explanation:
Gilbert here says that the sun is “dragging them all back toward the winter”
Here the symbols of sun and winter are important to understand as well as the symbol of dragging.
The sun is a symbol of time as it is the harbinger of the new day and is the way people know that the time is passing.
The winter can also mean desolation and death too as the end of life is considered the winter of life.
Thus Gilbert here is talking about the inevitability of death in the world with this metaphor of time.
Decline in urban civility is one of the theme in Robert Lowell’s “For the Union Dead,”
Explanation:
This was only brief disruption throughout the Boston Common, however the similar scenes in the second half of the 20th century are just a normal feature of American city life. The requirements of the automotive are to be met by Art, Landscape and people themselves.
Strong buildings have been destroyed to provide car parks; the neighbourhoods are separated by highways; access by pedestrians to recreational areas is becoming confusingly difficult. In the pursuit of technological advancement, the new city provides a new savagery.
A specific philosophy of life
Answer:
I'd 'accidently' throw a pencil at her but that's just me-
Lol don't do that though-