Stacy Halida blog 5

Blog #5

Stacy Halida

 

Diving Into the Wreck

            “Diving into the Wreck” is by Adrienne Rich. There can be multiple interpretations of this poem. For instance the “on the surface” interpretation and the “under the surface” interpretation.

            On the surface it looks as if she is really talking about exploring a shipwreck. The way that she explains the scene is rather creepy. She is talking about the color of the water as the sun is making shadows in the water. She says that the water is blue, green, and black which makes it sound very creepy. By how she is describing the scene it makes me not want to go scuba diving; especially not alone.

            Under the surface there can be many interpretations. One interpretation could be that the shipwreck is represented as society. Rich is saying that she wants to go explore the shipwreck, which could mean that she wants to explore society.

            This poem was very difficult for me to interpret because it can have so many different meanings. It’s hard to figure out what she is really meaning in this poem.