Towards the Understanding of the Poem “Morning” by Leonid Aronzon, Called “Captive of the Hill"

Abstract

The central theme and the lyrical hero’s imagination focus on the top of a forested hill. The lyrical hero’s main quest is to discover what lies at the hilltop. The poem provides three answers: “naked child adorns the top of the hill”, or an angel; “it is crowned by the memory of heaven”, and finally, “it is crowned by the memory of God”. The hero's quest leads to a feeling of divine presence, culminating in theophany. Standing at the peak of freedom, the poet is paradoxically a captive of this freedom, a “captive of the hill”.