Human Limitation and Submission

The narrator's repeated attempts to understand or cross the river are thwarted, underscoring the theme that humans must accept their earthly limits and submit to God's sovereign will rather than strive for what is beyond them.

The Dreamer's inability to cross the river and his timidity in the face of the divine landscape highlight human limitations.

The Maiden instructs the Dreamer to accept his human limitations and submit to God's judgment, rather than questioning it.

The Dreamer's doubt reflects human limitation in understanding God's ways, while the Maiden's explanation calls for submission to God's will.

The Dreamer's questioning of God's justice illustrates human limitation in understanding divine ways, and the need to submit to God's will.