The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth - Book Report/Review Example

The hectic life created by people does not permit them the luxury of enjoying simple pleasures in life.Wordsworth observes that people's hearts have become so corrupt due to their greed for wealth that no one has time to consider what nature has to give us: "We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" (4). This observation really touched my heart and I couldn't agree more. Especially in today's world, it has become so common for one man to take another man's life just to gain a few pennies.

The other human's life, also as part of nature, is disregarded for the greed of money. This reminded me of the hectic schedule everyone has surrounded their life around in order to earn more and more wealth that they really don't need. The hectic life of people does not permit them the luxury of enjoying simple pleasures of life. For instance, an employee who is extremely busy at his office would not have the time to look out of his office window to enjoy the view he has from there. Wordsworth also feels that people have become so insensitive that simplicity in nature does not move us in any way.

This also reminds me of how insensitive we have grown towards anything that is going on around us. There is so much selfishness and greed around us that we tend to become impassive about anything that does not concern us. Along as our family is intact, nothing happening to others really moves us.Finally, Wordsworthexpresses his remorse about the way the situation is. At the same time, he confesses that he too is a part of the crowd that is ignoring nature. He becomes a part of the rest so that he does not feel desolate and lonely.

He is able to realize the fact that the disregard for nature is inevitable and so is the unfavorable effect of it:It moves us not. -Great God! I'd rather beA Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; (9-12) The characteristic of the poem that fascinated me most is that the poem seems more relevant today rather than in the early nineteenth century when it was first composed. In today's world, we don't need to look too far to find instances of natural disasters.

Global warming is a phenomenon being investigated in comparatively recent years. However, it is the result of humans constantly exploiting natural resources for their own benefit over the centuries. Looking at the things the way they are today, one may think that there is nothing but hopelessness in the future. But, as Wordsworth says in his poem that "The world is too much with us; late and soon, "it isn't late for us to realize that nature is still in favor of us.