Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem “Carrion Comfort” was written after his ordination as a Jesuit priest and his conversion from High Church Anglican. At the time of his ordination, Manley Hopkins believed that the practice of poetry interfered with his relationship with God and thus led him to abandon poetry almost completely for seven years. However, in 1872 he recanted this belief and returned to writing. In 1884 he accepted a post teaching Greek and Latin at University College Dublin. During his time in Ireland, Manley Hopkins went through phases of depression due to feelings of isolation (from being separated from his friends in England, his disagreement with the politics of the time, and some unpleasant things about teaching). his struggle with depression influenced his writing of what are known as the “terrible sonnets,” which includes the poem “Carrion Comfort” (Everett Glenn, 1988). More than the remaining “terrible sonnets, the speaker's voice in “Carrion Comfort” seems to be further influenced by this era of struggle in the life of Gerard Manley Hopkins. In “Carrion Comfort,” the relationship between God and man seems to be primarily antagonistic.However, upon further analysis of the imagery, rhetorical devices, and structure of the poem, an alternative interpretation is revealed.The speaker's relationship with God is characterized by the recognition of God's superiority and omnipotence struggle to understand a larger plan. Although throughout the poem the man struggles to submit to the divine will, his faith and recognition of God's power prevent him from fully denouncing Him. Furthermore, their relationship is characterized by speaker's ability to recognize the benefits of ...... middle of paper ......-Webster. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. December 15, 2013. .Glenn, Everett. "Gerard Manley Hopkins: a short biography." Gerard Manley Hopkins: a short biography. The Victorian Web, 1988. Web. 15 December 2013. .Hopkins, Gerard Manley. “Comfort of the carrion”. The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms. Eds. Mark Strand and Eavan Boland. New York/London: Norton, 2000. 64. Print.Job. The Holy Bible: New International Version. Colorado Springs, CO: International Bible Society, 1984. Print.Proverbs. The Holy Bible: New International Version. Colorado Springs, CO: International Bible Society, 1984. Print.Page, Philip. "Unity and Subordination in 'Carrion Comfort'." Victorian Poetry 14.(1976): 25-32. MLA international bibliography. Network. December 15. 2013.