Critical Reading

The following question is based on your readings of "The Wanderer"

The main theme of "The Wanderer" involves the

a. value of friendship.

c. importance of traditions.

b. need for safety.

d. pain of homelessness.

The main theme of "The Wanderer" involves the d. pain of homelessness.

The man in "The Wanderer" is deprived of a permanent home, forced to face the elements of nature. By the end of the poem the natural elements of the world are twisted into looking like destructive, monstrous things that beat on buildings and people alike.