Crane demonstrates his Realistic and Naturalistic points of views in these three poems. "In the Desert" shows that humans are bitter and terrible, but it is how God created them. Humans love their bitterness and live by it. "A Man Said to the Universe" shows how men do not have much importance because the universe has no obligation to them. "War is Kind" shows that men are born to die and that war is kind to give them that relief. Crane sees men as bitter, unimportant beings, where death is the only way to get away from the terrible creation of humans.
Crane wants to show just how bad creation, more exclusively humanity, is. This is a key factor in Realism writings because by showing how bad it is, he is indicating that it should change. This is shown in "Life in the Iron Mills" by Davis. This shows how dark and gloomy the Iron Mills were as well as the oppressive system. Both authors push for change in society because they see man as evil, terrible beings.
What made Crane think man was so evil?
What room for change exists in Crane's poetry, in your opinion?
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