Stephen Vincent Benet's 'By The Waters Of Babylon'

“By the waters of Babylon” written by Stephen Vincent Benet the main theme is to always follow your gut feeling. This is supported when John goes on his self assigned journey, goes into dead places, and crosses the great river. After John becomes a priest he said “it is time for me to go on my journey. Give me your leave.”(Vincent 84). John is now a priest and has gotten signs to go on his self assigned journey. This idea is important because it relates to the theme. It relates to the theme because John is following his gut and going on the journey knowing that everything will workout in the end. Something is just telling him he has to go, “ My heart wa troubled about going east, yet I knew that I must go.”.(Vincent 85). This now reveals