Response to Question 2

I disagree with Greg's interpretation of the poem. There had to be a reason why the male Ph.D.'s were the only humans going to Venus, yet they brought so many animals along with them. I feel that the male Ph.D.'s believed humans were the reason for the creation of a dystopia. In my opinion VENUS IS GREEN means that there is hope and life on Venus, which is why I believe that Venus is a utopia. One question that comes to mind is why would Sexton make the title and story line similar to Noah and the Ark if the poem was not about trying to save life ? In both stories, a human or humans were placed in authority to save life which is why they fled away from the location in which disaster would take place so that they could be safe and still be surrounded by life.