![]() ![]() With his poem, he might be trying to manifest his own desire to be able to fight his deteriorating health and encourage himself to fight for his live. This signifies the enthusiasm and love for life even if the life going towards its logical end.ĭylan Thomas was an alcoholic himself, and died within a year of his father’s death. The thesis for this poem lies in the verse “old age should burn and rave at close day”. “Do not go gentle into that good night| is a plea from a son to a father who was getting blind and dying in which he is trying to convince that death is a reality but the struggle to fight for one’s life should never end (Life, Choose). Freud suggested that the writings of literary writers may be a manifestation of their unconscious desires and anxieties (Shupe, Donald R.). Psychological criticism is influenced by the work of Sigmund Freud which is known as psychoanalytic approach to human behavior. I have utilized the methods of psychological criticism to analyze the poem. ![]() Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas ![]()
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