The theme of Robert Frost's poem is the destuctive potential of hatred and desire. In his poem, Frost explores with amazingly eloquent brevity two forces which have the potential to bring destruction to the world. The first of these two is desire, which Frost likens in heat and intensity to fire
        
             
        
        
        
The jar in Wallace Stevens's "The Anecdote of the Jar" most likely symbolizes <span>human order and the drive to arrange things according to a pattern. It is there to say that nature cannot be controlled by humans - no matter how hard the narrator tries, he cannot fit the whole of Tennessee into the jar, the same way a man cannot dominate over nature.</span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The author argues for greater recognition for hard working individuals and fewer awards for failing individuals