No one truly wants war but because of our human nature it is inevitable that it occur in the socialized world we have created. Over the years wars have been fought for various reasons such as for land, vengeance, money and simply out of greed. Dylan Thomas wrote a beautiful and inspiring piece of literature when he wrote, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." He inspired daring men to fought until the bitter end for what they believed in. Thomas urged them on in battle not to give up but rather to fight with all they had. Through a couple literary techniques, the beauty and inspiration in Dylan Thomas" work is displayed to the audience.
I am very fortunate because I never had any close ties to anyone who has fought in a war. My great, great grandfather was killed in one of the world wars but I never knew him and I barely know of him. No one ever talks about the war so I have never felt it appropriate to ask questions. I do know what it is like to have grandparents slip away without fighting for their life and I also know what it is like to have those of the same who fight until the bitter end for their independence. They don't want a babysitter and they don't want anything from you except a kind heart and an open ear to listen to their spectacular stories.
I don't think that Thomas is speaking to those of old age, rather I think he is speaking to soldiers. It is his choice of wording and formality that makes me think this and whether or not this poem truly is about war or not I have no idea. Words such as "wise men," "good men," "the last wave," "crying," "frail deeds might have danced in a green bay," "wild men," "see with blinding sight" and "fierce tears," caught my attention and I wondered for a while what could the connection be? I think it was the talk about the different kinds of men, wise, good, wild, grave and then "my father." I felt a sadness, as though it were my father or grandfather that I should be weeping for but at first I wasn't sure why.
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This speech that went down in history as the "Four Freedoms Speech" spoke of a dream for America as well as the rest of the world and encouraged the nation and congress to join the war efforts. ... When President Roosevelt delivered this Four Freedoms Speech his motivations for listing these freedoms was to provide a rationale as to why the US should enter WWII. ... The freedoms he talked about in his vision would consist of freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom from speech and freedom of worship. ... The third freedom, freedom from want, he believed that every nation deserve...
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