Answer to Question #243128 in English for Katie

Question

In "diving into the wreck" the sunken vote symbolizes times when the speakers life has gone off track. This association between literal and abstract meanings is carried throughout most of the work. For this reason, the boat is in an allegory for humanity's tendency to lose its way.

true or false

Answer 1

True. "Diving into the Wreck," is an allegory. The poem is literally about SCUBA diving into a shipwreck. Really, though, the poem is an allegory for self-exploration. Diving into the wreck is a symbol of going into the past. Rich is attempting to change the future of women, but in order to do that, she must first “see the damage that was done”. The wreck itself is the history of women during male-dominated times. Rich did not meet another male, nor is she both male and female.