What philosophies are established by this poem?

Question

Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,

Because their words had forked no lightning they

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright

Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,

And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight

Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be g*y,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

-- Dylan Thomas

What philosophies are established by this poem? What are the common themes expressed?

thanks <3

Answer 1

I believe the philosophy is that one should not give in to death, but fight it to the end. Anger is a common theme. Many types of men come to the end of their days and are angry that they have to die or maybe they are angry at themselves for not making the most of their lives while they had the chance. Now one man who is dying and not angry is the author&#039;s father. He wants him to fight death like the rest. He does not want his father to die yet. He sees his father accepting the inevitability of death when he wants him to be angry about it and fight it. Since his father is not angry, he is and expresses it thus in this poem.

Well, this is my opinion. Hope it helps.