Vesuvius, the great mountain which brings destruction, dominates the entire poem. The only attainable truth is death, toward which man must inexorably advance, abandoning every illusion and becoming conscious of his own miserable condition. Such awareness will placate mutual hatred.
vesuvius the great mountain which brings destruction dominates the entire poem the only attainable truth is death toward which man must inexorably advance abandoning every illusion and becoming conscious of his own miserable condition such awareness will placate mutual hatred