The Collar

What is the main setting in the poem, The Collar?

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If the poem's only named setting is "abroad," and the speaker never actually goes there, then it actually takes place somewhere else. In contrast to "abroad," we can think of this primary setting, where the speaker is planning this journey, as "home." The speaker seems frustrated with this space, feeling that it has failed to provide what a home should. However, the poem's conclusion, with God addressing the speaker as a "child," seems to reestablish the space of home and family (35).

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