"Obsidian! Obsidian heart full of self-agony." This single phrase precisely encapsulates the theme of "Untitled" and its characters. Within its extremely short length, "Untitled", supplies the reader with a large gamut of ideas where impressions and interpretations could easily be constructed. Stephen Crane formulated this short yet gritty poem through ere imagery, depressive theme, and simple diction.
"Untitled" contained repulsive imagery; depicting a man turning himself into an undesirable, unrecognizable creature through internal sorrow. Stephen Crane accomplished this through his use of imagery to show the seemingly quick, but gradual undoing of the man's self. "In the desert", established in the reader's mind that the man is alone; he seems to be suffering from loneliness and isolation. The desert also symbolizes the loneliness itself; bare with no signs of life, love, or communication; absolute solitude; it…show more content… The more obvious themes being depression, loneliness, and redemption. " It is bitter-- bitter", Crane's usage of this phrase is conveys the depressive aspect of the poem. The man is bitter of something in his life, in his heart. His depression casted him into a place of existence that is destitute in the manner of love and communion. Crane also used loneliness as a power theme within the poem; "Held is heart", confirms that. The man was incredible lonely. He examined his heart to see what it had become, a useless bitter morsel that he feasted upon. He is clearly consuming his heart, it is the only thing that keeps him tethered to such a reality. Interestingly he greeted by stranger; this ends his loneliness. Redemption is finally gifted to the man. "Is it good, friend?", This phrase invites the man back to salvation, he escape from the clutches of absolute agony. The stranger is a gift from life and happiness, they have decided to not forsake his pitiful existence. His redemption is
