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A man feared that he might find an assassin; Another that he might find a victim. One was more wise than the other.

I really like this poem by Stephen crane. I thought that it was kind of funny and at the same time thought provoking. It is about a guy that is afraid to find an assassin but is also afraid to find a victim, and then Crane goes on to say one was wiser than the other. I thought was kind of funny, saying an assassin was wiser than a dead guy. what was thought provoking was that I couldn't wonder why a person would be afraid of an assassin, unless Stephen crane meant a murder, because assassins would have to be paid to kill someone in particular and not just random people that come across them. What else made me think about this poem was why the man would fear that he might find a victim, also I was confused if the man feared finding an assassin and victim because on was more wiser than the other or what? 1205455771

This poem is all about fear. One man is afraid to find an assassin and the other is afraid to find a victim of death. In a way, an assassin and a victim could be the same person. Both dying, and both with reason. One man has past because he has been murdered and some felt that he shouldn't be in life with them. The other man could be dead for many reasons. He might have been killed through an accident, or on purpose, or it might have just been his time. Both deaths could be considered the wiser one to me. One man died for because he stuck up for what he believed, even if others didn't feel that way. The other died for another unknown reason. Finding an assassin would be nerve racking because if caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, you might be accused of the assassin. If you find a victim dead, that image might be with you forever, watching them die and knowing that you were with them. If i were to pick the wiser one, i would have said that the assassin would have been more wiser bcause you might be to able to talk your way out of a situation. It is a hard topic to pick on which one is wiser. Crane deffinitly makes his readers think on this one!1205460031ape2

This definetly makes you think because when you first read it, it seems confusing; and because of that you have to go back and re-read it a couple of times. I think that this could be understood in a variety of ways. When thinking about the wiser man, I agree with ape2, I think that it could go either way. If you find an assassin then obvisley you are in the wrong place at the wrong time but your life could either end at that very moment or you can talk your way out of it. If you find a victim then there is always the chance that you are there when the assassin finds his victim, and thats not good either. I have no idea which one is the wiser one but this really does make you think. 1205469965