Reading The Wreck of the Hesperus | Alexandria
Read The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Battling fate, Longfellow's iconic shipwreck tale exposes how pride blinds us to nature's warnings. While seemingly a cautionary story, it radically challenges assumptions about human agency - suggesting our greatest power lies in surrender, not control. A timeless meditation on hubris that speaks to our struggle with forces beyond our grasp.