In order for him to make the right choices, man must know that there is a choice to make between good and evil, and that he has to accept responsibility for his choices. This implies that there is beauty in nature, but there is also evil when nature destroys towns, homes and human life. Man has the power of good to help feed the hungry, care for the sick, and comfort the dying. In addition to discussing evil, Pope also suggests that human beings are full of pride and impiety. He is saying that man sees himself as the center of the universe around which all things revolve.
Humanity cares about nothing but itself.
Pope draws us into the poem by reminding us that we too have tendencies to make assumptions and that we all have our own desire to see the universe revolving around us. Here, Pope puts forth the ideas that our pride is our own destruction. In order to combat this pride, Pope suggests that the true course that man should take is absolute submission to Providence. Man, Pope says, should use pride positively in realizing he can make a difference or a contribution to the universal order and not to draw attention to himself. Although I disagree with Pope's view about pride, I agree with his idea of the universal chain.