Sometimes you feel like no one cares about you – like everyone is indifferent to your existence. Sometimes you feel really lonely and unloved.
Well, this is a feeling that many can relate to, especially in the modern era. With the rise of technology and the loss of human contact, this is accentuated: the individual faces alienation as they become a mere asset, losing their uniqueness: you’re only a student, an employee, a male/female, etc. Your identity is lost and your individuality becomes irrelevant.
Well, William Wordsworth recognised this problem all the way back in the 19th century. In particular, he recognised a woman named Lucy whose isolation and loneliness he empathised with. The true identity of this female is unknown, but what is known is that the poet, at least through his ‘Lucy poems’, shows real caring and love towards her.
So in this article, we’re gonna explore one of those poems called ‘She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways’.