The Connection of God and Nature in Bryants Thanatopsis

The Connection of God and Nature in Bryant’s “Thanatopsis” “Thanatopsis”, by William Cullen Bryant says that nature tells us different things at different times. When we are having good times, God and nature attribute to that. When we are having bad times, God and nature are willing to help us through our problems. In this poem, Bryant makes a connection between God and Nature through society, imagery, destiny, status, and trust. Although ‘Thanatopsis’ is …

…drapery of his couch/ About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.”(75-81) We have no choice if we live or die, but we have a choice of how to die. We can die kicking and screaming or graciously. If we ponder on death, then we will ponder our life that we do have away. We shouldn’t worry, because we’re not alone, the whole world is a graveyard that Nature and God created.