When looking at the poem from an anti-technology standpoint, one can understand that the author thinks that nature and technology are two separate entities that work against each other. As an important part of modern day society, technology is continually being worked on and improved. As Braudigan says we are “all watched over by machines of loving grace,” meaning that someday technology will become so advanced that machines will watch over us like they are gods. We will be forced back to into an animal-like state and embrace our primitive selves.
However, when analyzing the poem from a pro-technology standpoint, Braudigan could also be stating that nature and technology form a joined partnership. Braudigan thinks that technology is a fantastic thing for our society and it should be joined in “programming harmony” with nature. Technology is the future and it should be something that is embraced with nature. Braudigan wants all these things to hurry, implying that he wants us to move past our arguments against technology and embrace it as part of our new way of life.
When I read this poem, I found myself looking at this poem as if it were a message against technology. The one piece of evidence that convinced me the most was stated in the last stanza. The author states that we will be “watched over by machines of loving grace.” I kept reading this line over and over and realized that Braudigan is trying to say that technology is starting to grow faster than we expected and it will soon take over us. Technology is going to turn into a “Big Brother” in a sense and it will watch our every movement. All freedom in our lives will be gone. Technology will one day take the place of us and we will be forced back into our true animal-like selves.
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