The city versus wilderness conflict/ sir Gawain and the green knight

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City and Wilderness
The poem, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, has been translated by W. A. Neilson. It is a poem that is based on a conflict that exists due to values of the law and morality as well. The world has become a fallen place thus the people that are in the world are challenged with the aim of promoting spirituality to them (Gawain-Poet, Tolkien and Tolkien 24). The essay, therefore, seeks to identify some of the symbols that have been used in this poem to bring out a better understanding of the poem.
The wilderness conflict is that between the people that are living in the world and the spiritual beings. The worldly beings do not have values, and they are not moral as well. The world has become a fallen place despite the fact that the people tend to believe that they are living perfect lives. In the Court, people have been ranked according to how they behave. However, they do not have certain spiritual virtues. The wilderness represents people that value morality, and they believe that the laws should be followed under all circumstances (Gawain-Poet, Tolkien and Tolkien 36). They, therefore, decide to challenge the people that are in the fallen world to show them how to follow the laws.
The interior characteristics of the city are that the people are very proud and hypocritical as well. That is because the people tend to rank themselves to show how righteous they are. However, they do not get to bring out their true co…