Dust In The Wind Poem Comparison

Throughout life humanity has always wondered about death and what comes afterwards. It is one of the most highly debated topics in life. In the poems “Dust in The Wind” by Kansas, “Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant they all revolve around the topic of life and death. Although they have similar topics, the overall message and outlook of the poems are different.

Regarding all three poems as listed above, they have significant similarities. The similarities range anywhere from comparisons of the nature of life and death to comparisons of each being glorified. Each poem is trying to convey a point about a certain aspect of life or death. However they’re different overall messages about life or death that they are conveying. Such as in “Don’t Fear The Reaper” the main point is about death and how even seasons and natural elements are essentially reaped in the end and that readers should not fear it.
“Don’t Fear The Reaper” and “Dust in The Wind” are the two poems that glorify death and the aspects of it. They glorify death because of the way that they are talked about in the poem. For example when the poem says “Don’t Fear The Reaper” and when it mentions Romeo and Juliet and how they are together in eternity, with those references it seems to imply romanticising death. While “Dust in The Wind” describes how death is inevitable when it says “And all your money won’t another minute