Dylan Thomas was born in Whales in 1914 and died at the age of 39. As he became popular, he was invited to give readings and talks in the United States. Even though Thomas received much notoriety, it was only after his death that his work truly began to be appreciated.
"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
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 got gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blazed like meteors and be gay,
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.
Analysis of "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Even though the major theme in Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is anger, the 1952 is still a very inspirational piece. Through his words, Thomas reveals the anger and rage he had felt as he watched his father suffer. The poet's father used to be a robust, militant man, but he became blind and weak in his eighties. In the poem, Thomas is urging his father to be the fierce man he once was.
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