Comparison Of Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night And To My Mother

This chapter will discuss the four selected poems, two from each author, and will provide the analysis and interpretation of those poems. Poems were chosen on the basis of the themes, symbols and imagery that they use. All four poems were written in the postwar period and reflect the condition of this particular era. The poems offer to the reader the closer view of consequences that war itself brought to the people and its destructive elements. What they all have in common is the motif of death that is closely connected with representation of war. Both authors discuss death in their poems, the outcomes of war, bravery, trauma, innocence and mankind. Although it is the postwar period that poems were written in, there is no war word mentioned, at least not directly. Instead of war, the reader spots bombing, murder, mourning and another expressions that stand and refer to war. This thesis will compare poems written by Dylan Thomas "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" and "To My Mother" written by George Barker. Both written in post-war period, they reflect influences and consequences of war, but what is the most important – authors mention their parents and their attitudes towards war as well. The thesis will provide a closer examination of motif of parent and what is its interpretation and possible explanation for using such motif in a postwar poem. Thomas refers to his old, dying father , and the rage that rises upon him. …show more content…
Analytical part will also explore motifs and imagery, trying to find connection between author, poem and choice of all mentioned above and others figures of speech and literary devices. To sum up, the thesis will explore the representation of war element and death through motif of parent, symbols of mother, child and others literary elements with great significance that are found in the selected