Robert Frost's Use Of Nostalgia

John Green once said “You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world…but you do have a say in who hurts you”. Emotions are a great factor in everyday life. One of the decision makers based on your mood. They are complex and intricate because it can hold a different meaning to someone else. It can help dictate which hobbies or interest you will enjoy. Emotions are the fuel that can allow anyone to write poetry because it expresses the feelings deeply but on a smaller scale. “In three words, I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on” said by Robert Frost. Death is the ending of a life, but life is continuous and moves on. You can stand there frozen, but time will just keep going forward. In the poem, “To an Athlete …show more content…
This mainly pertained to the soldiers who had to leave their homes and fight on foreign land. Centuries later, it was then associated with those were diagnosed as depressed. Presently, it has seen as a yearning for a personal meaningful past. There are still researches still conducted to understand the concept of nostalgia and how it effects psychologically. There have been two studies were conducted based on nostalgia. In both results of the research, nostalgia increases belongingness, meaning in life, and positive self-regard. The first result of study one was that it increased growth by increasing positive emotions. Study two was based on specific psychological responses by nostalgia and the positive impact on growth. The goal for both studies were to seek the chance that nostalgia would have an effect on growth oriented self-perception and behavioral …show more content…
Nostalgia is triggered easily by psychological and emotional states such as death. Moreover, death awareness brings a large amount of anxiety and motivates activity aimed for anxiety. The question of death leads many people to wonder if there is anything worth doing. Thinking about death is commonly associated with depression or related mental health issues. No matter how one can live, death is inevitable. Current researches are conducted, but with death as well. In addition, there is an idea that has been consistent with studies is that death can provoke a withdrawal from everyday life. The idea is tested to delve into the consequences for withdraw on general everyday goals. The researches supported the hypothesis of death withdraw. To mute the anxiety and uncertainty of death is to withdraw from life and the goals set. Particularly common in people who were relatively dissatisfied with their current life situation. In conclusion, emotions effect everyone’s everyday life and perceptions how they view the world. It can affect individuals differently, such as one could be ecstatic and another could be furious. It allows one to react the way they do or use it as fuel for something us. Poets tend to convey their emotions and struggles through their poetry. A few words can mean a range of emotions and hardships they have