![]() Because of this, the prisoners are forced to look for hope in religion and pray that they may be forgiven in the afterlife. This seems to be a result of the environment they are forced to live, a place where everything is dark and where it seems that hope doesn’t exist. The poet transmits the idea that while in prison, the majority of the prisoners found their faith and return to God. FaithĪ recurrent element in the poem is the references made towards religion and faith. While the man who died seemed calm and free, the other appeared as being plagued by guilt and restless, always looking over their shoulders. The poet highlights the condition of the prisoner by describing the man who was sentenced to die and the other prisoners. ![]() For him, the time spent in prison becomes an endless night spent while being tormented by a guilty conscious. That man begins to wither away and slowly loses all hope in the future and becomes a man who waits to die. The poem focuses on the pain a man suffers when he is deprived of liberty. ![]() ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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