C., 
Before you presented your essay to our class, I had never heard about this poem. I am interested in how the ideas contained within the work find fault with Man (humans in general) and not with God. It appear as if it may have been a bit of propaganda for the time. I wonder if there was a "reason" behind the writing of this poem. Was Alexander Pope paid by the Church to write it?

At the time of Alexander Pope's writing of "Essay on Man" there were all kinds of turmoil within the Church. George II was very influential in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. During your research of this poem, did you find any information regarding how George II reacted to the work? Was he threatened by the ramifications of something like this being published during his reign? 

Thanks for writing such an interesting and informative essay.
Jill