rime of the ancient mariner ellipsis examples

The albatross symbolizes the sin and when he repented the sin was removed. After he is finally was able to spend some time with God he was able to lift the burden. The average person does not forgive you that quickly. The ancient mariner proves to mankind that when you are sincere and when you pray to God he will forgive you immediately. I believe that the only way that the mariner could truly repent was for the crewman to die.

The mariner wasthe only one that remained alive and this was perhaps the biggest punishment. The crewmen, however, did face punishment. The crewmen do not take any blame for telling him that it was alright to kill the albatross. (139) The crewmen also punished him by putting the dead albatross on his neck. The crewmen gives themariner gave the mariner “evil looks”. They were upset with him for killing the albatross and claimed that it was his fault that they were in this horrible situation. The mariner was not only punished by nature, but he is punished by the crewmen on the ship. Nature also punished the crewman by creating an uncomfortable environment. Nature punishes them by not providing them with any winds and the ship barely moved. (122) The crewmen’s mouths were so dry that they did not have any saliva to swallow. Nature punishesthe mariner by not giving him a “drop of water to drink”. He also learns that every creature has its own niche. The lesson that he learns is that God created all things equal, whether it is a human, or an animal. The ancient mariner also realizes that the albatross had brought good things and was meant to bring joy. We are not told exactly why the mariner killed the albatross or what were his intentions, but we do know that the albatross is dead. The albatross died to change the heart and mindset of the Ancient Mariner. The albatross reminds me of Jesus Christ. Themariner probably wanted to impress the other men that were on the ship. It does not dawn on them until after it is done and most of the time, by then it is too late. Most Christians do not think about their wrong decisions while they are in the act. He does realize his wrongdoing until after it is done. The mariner realizes that he has “done a hellish thing” (2. Most of the time when we make decisions we do not weigh the consequences. He didn’t even think about what would happen if he killed the albatross. He did not have any need to kill the albatross. The ancientmariner makes the wrong decision when he decides to kill the albatross.

Rime of the ancient mariner ellipsis examples