The Use Of Calvinism By Robert Frost - 1114 Words

Robert Frost incorporated Calvinism into his poetic work to emphasize his belief in this Protestant theological system. Frost lived in a Calvinist society throughout his life, influencing him to believe in such a system. The death of Frost’s family members, drove him to live such a dark life, and turning to find gratification through Calvinism. Frost made sure to demonstrate the struggle of the characters in his poetry as if they were trying to escape something that was not possible, such as Calvinism. Once a human joins this religion, the rest of their life is determined for them and they are subjected to either hell or rarely heaven. Robert Frost made use of Calvinism throughout his poetry to emphasize the mindset of such individuals.†¦show more content†¦There are parts of his religion that he must stay true and values that mean something due to his strong faith. Calvinism is shown strongly throughout this poem, for one example, in that one has a life to live howe ver, God is ultimately all powerful and in full control of every part of life. The next example comes from the poem Acquainted With The Night, Frost starts off this poem by stating â€Å"I have been one acquainted with night† (Frost 1). Looking further into this poem, one can interpret that the speaker was once drawn to evil, and has gone through struggles in life, however, he has outwalked this struggle in life. God has put him through this clearly for a reason and proves that he truly does have all power. Going through tough times, Frost kept his faith strong, despite believing he was damned. â€Å"I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet/ When far away an interrupted cry/ Came over houses from another street,† (Frost 7-9) Frost is hearing the sounds of a watchman or inner voice talking to him. The voice was not there to tell him what to do just to remind him that He is always there watching over him. When the speaker looks up, he sees the â€Å"luminary clock,† (Frost 12) or the moon, he states once again â€Å"I have been acqua inted with the night,† (Frost 14) stating once again the he believes he has been damned. Frost knows that he technically doesnt have control in any of his choice, and not even the