What does the poet say about Modern People in The Scholar Gipsy Or How does Arnold present a contrast between the life of the Scholar Gipsy and that of the modern man In The Scholar Gipsy Matthew Arnold - compares the calm and hopeful life of the Scholar Gipsy with the unhappy and restless life of modern people He shows that modern people are full of confusion doubts and worries We are the modern people in this poem Full of Confusion Arnold says that modern people do not have one clear aim They are always changing their thoughts and desires He writes Each strives nor knows for what he strives This means people try many things but they do not know what they really want They are tired in body and mind Their hearts are weak and they do not have strong beliefs Divided Minds and No Real Faith Modern