The Man
The Man - meaning Summary
Existence Meets Indifference
Crane's short poem stages a terse dialogue in which an individual declares his existence and the universe answers with cold indifference. The exchange compresses the tension between human demands for recognition and a cosmos that owes no duty to acknowledge them. The poem highlights existential isolation, the futility of expecting moral reciprocity from indifferent forces, and the ironic bluntness of reality’s refusal to confer meaning or responsibility.
Read Complete AnalysesAman said to the universe, 'Sir, I exist!' 'However,' replied the universe, 'The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.'
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