Compare And Contrast Bel Canto

The novel, Bel Canto, has a similar connection to the poem called The Chambered Nautilus. These two pieces each have a character that has almost similar characterization and appearance. The nautilus from The Chambered Nautilus and Carmen from Bel Canto, both explored the uncertainty of the world or life to the afterlife. The nautilus is a sea creature that lives in a gorgeous shell. In the poem, it states, “He left the past year’s dwelling for the new, / Stole with soft step its shining archway though” (Holmes 18-19). This means the nautilus leaves his home and in search of a new one. Then later he forgets his past and focus on the future as the poem states, “Leave thy low-vaulted past” (Holmes 31)! He discovered the uncertainty of the world