Dying against the light
Rage against the Dying of the Light
Death is one thing in life that can’t be avoided. It might be avoided temporarily or pray on constantly, but death is the way of life. In the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night." Dylan Thomas explores the weakness related to growing old and leaning toward death. The six stanzas in this poem show reveals the Thomas complicated meaning towards death. Thomas wrote this poem during the last illness of his father, which influences and expresses his strong emotions towards death. Through imagery and tone of "Do not go gentle into that good night" Thomas illustrates to his father how even at old age, death should be fought against and not welcomed with open arms.
The first stanza in "Do not go gentle into that good night" acts as an introduction to Dylan's (speaker) message with a determined tone. For instance, the first line “Do not go gentle into that good night" (Line 1), Thomas expresses how one shouldn't just go with death so willingly. In the second line of the first stanza, he says, "Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light" (2-3). He is trying to explain how moving closer to death shouldn't be something we do in a submissive way, but rather fight it and make it worth the journey. When he says, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" (3) Thomas gives off a very determined tone towards fighting against death because he believes that death shouldn’t be what you pick purposely, meaning life is what someone should always choose instead of death. The quote "dying of the light"(3) clearly means darkness which describes death and "burn" was used to describe and give visual analysis of how at old age there still is a burning desire to fight for one’s life. Therefore, Thomas expresses how old age still has a duty not to just give up the brightness of life to be with the darkness of death so easily.
In the second stanza of the poem, Thomas approach has a more calm
Death is one thing in life that can’t be avoided. It might be avoided temporarily or pray on constantly, but death is the way of life. In the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night." Dylan Thomas explores the weakness related to growing old and leaning toward death. The six stanzas in this poem show reveals the Thomas complicated meaning towards death. Thomas wrote this poem during the last illness of his father, which influences and expresses his strong emotions towards death. Through imagery and tone of "Do not go gentle into that good night" Thomas illustrates to his father how even at old age, death should be fought against and not welcomed with open arms.
The first stanza in "Do not go gentle into that good night" acts as an introduction to Dylan's (speaker) message with a determined tone. For instance, the first line “Do not go gentle into that good night" (Line 1), Thomas expresses how one shouldn't just go with death so willingly. In the second line of the first stanza, he says, "Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light" (2-3). He is trying to explain how moving closer to death shouldn't be something we do in a submissive way, but rather fight it and make it worth the journey. When he says, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" (3) Thomas gives off a very determined tone towards fighting against death because he believes that death shouldn’t be what you pick purposely, meaning life is what someone should always choose instead of death. The quote "dying of the light"(3) clearly means darkness which describes death and "burn" was used to describe and give visual analysis of how at old age there still is a burning desire to fight for one’s life. Therefore, Thomas expresses how old age still has a duty not to just give up the brightness of life to be with the darkness of death so easily.
In the second stanza of the poem, Thomas approach has a more calm