And They Obey Essay, Research Paper

I chose the poem “And They Obey” by Carl Sandburg. The poem is

addressing the human dualities that we have. Since thousands of years ago

we have had the ability to destroy but were also blessed with the ability

to create. After the first couple of thousand years passed we became

more civalized in the eyes of society, but with this came the ability of mass

destruction. and mass creation. Since there has been war, upon war, upon

war, people killing people and people killing off plants and animals. In this

present day and age we have a greater system of government and more

control over society. There are still murders, wars, and endangered plants

and animals. There is even greater ability for mass destruction and

creations. The diffeence among the ages of our “evolution” is when we

were uncivilized and scattered we destroued and created when it was

nessesary, then it turned into when we wanted something or over petty

differences, now we destroy when we are told to because of a difference in

beliefs. We will destroy when we are told and then we turn around and

create and rebuild what we have destroyed. So as you see we are the they

in the poem and we will obey.