Fathoming Mysteries

In the sonnet "The World Is Too Much with Us" the poet contrasts Nature with the world of covetousness. Because we are numb to the richness of Nature, we may be forfeiting our souls. Wordsworth looks himself as having insight to the problems which exist between humanity and nature. The materialistic progress being made by human beings is not without consequence. The destruction of the environment by mankind's shortsightedness will continue as Wordsworth has foreseen. The change hoped for by the author will not come as a result of an initiative by people, but as an uproar by Mother Nature in the form of a battle. This battle will bring forth a victory for the environment and stimulate a rebirth for the world.