Question

In "The seafarer," the speaker displays an ambivalent attitude toward life at sea. On the one hand, he is fascinated by it; on the other, he is terrified. Scholars have interpreted the sea as a representation of the human existence. What is your opinion about this interpretation

Answer 1

I do not think people fear human existence like the man fears the sea. Yes some people are fascinated by human existence, but I know no one who fears it. A better example of this are snakes. Most people are fascinated by these things but fear them if they are near.

Answer 2

The interpretation, to me, is very accurate. The oceans overs up about 75% of the earth. It is huge, deep, dangerous, unknown, and yet its beauty shadows over it. Its very common for people to have the same emotions like the protagonist had while he was on sea. There are times where people are excited to try something they haven't done before. Sometimes people would trying something but would worry because it might turn into a disaster. They Seafarer, like other people, can helped but wonder what might happen to him when he goes it the sea.