The Dream Of The Rood Sparknotes

The exile’s reflection
In the poem “The Wanderer,” an old warrior man who has been exiled from his country reflects on his past life. He reminisces about how good his life used to be when his lord and relatives were alive, and the hardships he went through in his life such as the time he had to watch his kinsmen being slaughtered. The wanderer expresses how lonely and sad he feels as he does not have anybody left to share his feelings or thoughts with. He reveals that the lords are frequently forced out of their hails and kingdoms which made him realize that the world is constantly changing around him. The wanderer asserts that the “Creator of Men” has made the world quite unpredictable that one can never predict what is going to happen next
The Cross explains to the narrator that even though he knew he was going to be used for the crucifixion of Jesus, how he stood brave with him and how he was rewarded for it above all Roods. In “The Dream of the Rood,” the crucifixion of Jesus is described from the perspective of the cross in a way that is different from what is written in the Bible. While the incorporation of the Christianity language, allows us to examine the poem from a cultural theory, the symbolism in “The Dream of the Rood” apropos for a formalist
Jesse, a white local sheriff, who is having trouble with sleeping for the first time, tells his wife how hard the following day is going to be as the Black people have gathered in the local office. Although he pretends to be nice and polite to the Black people, deep down in his heart, he despises them. This racist personality of him is clearly demonstrated as he beats one Black man whom he thinks is the leader of the gathered people. The hatred that the deputy sheriff has towards Black people and the literary elements, which are included in the work, allow us to analyze it from the critical race theory and the formalist approach