Death Be Not Proud

To most people death is either unknown and frightening or inviting and secure. I personally have felt both ways about death. Both of which have been guided by religion. Regardless of how one feels about it death in all actuality is a good thing because if life was eternal it would have no meaning. Although, sometimes it does seem appealing in the regard that you’d have more time to do whatever it is you want without worry. Life would have no time constraints; it would just be a concept at that point. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is centered around fighting against death until you can’t anymore. I personally feel the writer was resentful toward death as the synopsis says it was originally addressed to his dying father (Thomas). I haven’t lost my father, but I have lost others who made me bitter with death in the same way as Thomas. At the end of the poem the author repeats the word rage. Which emphasizes the fact that he thinks you should fight for your life and not give into death so easily. The rest of the poem is useless in my opinion, it makes some sense. However, I don’t think it’s a great poem. “Death Be Not Proud” personifies death by saying “Death be not proud” as if death is a person to be proud
Death is personified in this poem as well. Emily Dickenson explains that she simply “could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me” (Dickenson). So, to her death is not vengeful or scary, but kind. The poem continues about how death is driving her past various places. The first being a school which represents her childhood. The second place they past has grazing gain which represents her adult life. Lastly, they watch the sun set which resembles her life coming to an end. All three of those together represent her life flashing before her eyes as they say it does when you do. This poem can relate to a lot of people regardless of religious affiliation and life