Theme of "World in Hounding Me"

The theme of the poem is that people should care more about insight beauty rather than superficial value. The author is trying to say that she hated the world for hounding her with conventional beliefs that material possession and wealth are important. In the sonnet, she said “The only happiness I come to find derives from setting treasure in my mind and not from mind that’s set on winning treasure.” She expresses her view that treasure is the knowledge and meaning behinds things, instead of the shinny or superficial value of objects.

I agree with the theme that people shouldn’t care too much about superficial stuff because it makes u look shallow. However I disagree with the part where we should completely get rid of all material possession because all necessary beauty and treasure lies within our mind and knowledge. As human beings, we all love shinny fancy objects and hope to be satisfied once obtaining those items. Yes it is true that we should also value the artistic value and appreciate the knowledge in items such as computers or I-phones. However, in the first glance, people notice its appearance rather than its meaning. People shouldn’t be so limited as to live in a world where owning material possession is evil. We lived on to obtain knowledge and gain material possessions in order to survive and enjoy life. It is possible for us to appreciate insight and superficial value at the same time