Storm on the Island Themes
Man and the Natural World
There's a little bit of a David and Goliath situation going on in "Storm on the Island." In this poem, man and nature are in opposition to one another (they don't exactly have a harmonious relation...
Isolation
Well, the people are on an island in "Storm on the Island"—that's about as isolating as it gets. Come storm time, they're out of touch with anything beyond the island, and they are forced to endu...
Fear
Well, if you were on an island with no shelter but a squat little house, wouldn't you be scared if a big ol' storm came rolling in? Between the people and angry Mother Nature, it's not exactly a fa...
The Home
The people in "Storm on the Island" must have a complicated relationship to home. On the one hand, this is where they live, so they feel some ownership of the land, but on the other, the land is su...