Summary Of Now I Become Myself By May Sarton

The poem Now I Become Myself by May Sarton explores the notion of how the structure of time helps one to find his or her authentic self through experience, discipline, and hard work. ‘Time’ accompanies what one has to go through and what evokes one’s personal growth. Continuously seeking experience in life and challenges in "many years and places," (line 2) May Sarton thrived to find her true self and to recognize her personal growth - she recalls the troublesome combat of being “dissolved and shaken”(line 3) in the past: "[running] madly,” (line 5) putting too much of attention on ‘time,’ and resulting the lost of her identity. In fact, to recognize who one truly is, one should be placid instead of being impatient; one should be pacing “[one’s]