William Wordsworth’s “The world is too much with us” shows that with changing times, there is a natural shifting of beliefs that is often necessary to justify one’s place in the world. It is a poem rich with Wordsworth’s common themes of Nature and alienation, but takes an unexpected turn on the view of how religion should be truly used. The first three lines of the poem begin by showing man’s …showed first 75 words of 742 total…

…showed last 75 words of 742 total…or suggestion to people who consider themselves religous, but are fearful of Nature. His suggestion is that if people don’t recognize Nature with their own religion, then reverting back to a religion that polytheistic might be a positive alternative. Having Gods that represent different elements of Nature might make is easier to appreciate it. If the means are not bringing people to the right ends, then a change, albeit a drastic one, must occur.