After the wolf is subdued, man begins to examine the place of death in the world. Between lines 62 to 65, the author expounds the man's inner monologue which details his new thoughts on death. “But what cannot be held never is and is not a flower but is swift and hunting and the wind itself fears it and the world cannot lose it.” In this quote, the author uses a flower to symbolize life. The text says that death is not a flower and cannot be restrained, but terrifies both humanity and nature. A flower is a living, but not sentient, physical object that can be held in the hands. A flower is used to symbolize something similar to death. A flower is a delicate object that can be crushed with the slightest force, but which also has a self-defense system, thorns. The flower symbolizes life and the “swift huntress” symbolizes death. When something dies, it is the end of existence and existence is all a life form knows. Therefore, everything in our world is afraid of the inexplicable and the unknown, which is