The moon is up and the night sky is illuminated. A person is lying under a tree on a field, with his headphones plugged in to block any outside noise. He is in a state of peace, it feels like the world has stopped and a calmness overtakes him. But soon the sun will rise, and the peaceful moment will vanish. This situation are similar moments that people wish would never end. Human life may not provide a satisfactory expectation as people dream it to be. People tend to imagine a life that suits their needs. These alternate realities tend to overtake a person’s life to the point where it becomes difficult to distinguish what is true. In literature, romanticism is used to express the feeling of imagination and escaping a reality. In “The Chrysanthemums”
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Many people dream up of a lifestyle that they wish to live in. In “Miniver Cheevy, Miniver Cheevy is dwelling about life in the past. This man prefers to live in an era where heroism and beauty thrived. His romantic imagination is an time period “When swords and steeds were prancing; The vision of a warrio…” (Robinson 612) which shows that he wanted live in the Middle Ages. The “swords” and “steeds” show that he wants to live the life a knight who would go on dangerous and heroic adventures to lead an army under his command. He even declares that he would have the characteristics of a “warrior,” but he has no way of showing his qualities for modernization does approve of it. His lust for this medieval life continues as he “dreamed of Thebes and Camelot, and Priam’s neighbors” (Robinson 612). Miniver knows that his reality is a boring lifestyle, but he dreams about making it real. “Thebes” and “Camelot” represents that he would be a strong, respectful, and a famous person if he lived in the past. He establishes himself as a king, but he can only image so. Mentioning “Priam’s neighbors” implies that he sees himself to have a high status, but his reality prevents him to live up to that fame. He tries to find a way to soothe his sorrow of being born in the wrong generation. According to the analysis of Edwin Barton, “The last stanza provides Miniver's convenient excuse for drowning his sorrows in …show more content…
In The Glass Menagerie, the story revolves about the Wingfield family and their current state of life. Since there father left them, Tom has been supporting the family. Tom does not want to be stuck forever in that household, and he is trying to find every possible way to leave his family. Towards the end of the book, Tom gives a speech about how he was able to get the adventure he wanted. His speech starts off by saying “I didn’t go to the moon, I went further” (Williams 971). The moon in this situation symbolizes Tom’s dream of finding adventure. Earlier in the play, Amanda mentions to Tom how he should get his mind out of the moon, and should worry about his reality, the reality of caring for her and Laura. However, Tom disproved her wrong and continued to accomplish his goal of an adventurous life. Once he has achieved his goal, he sees the reality of his goal. He starts to lose the ambition that he had when he was longing to achieve his dream. Now, his goals are “like dead leaves...torn away from the branches” (Williams 971). His dreams are no longer satisfying to him; it represents to him that at one point of his life, his happiness will be dried up just like the leaves. This also demonstrates how he feels about abandoning his family to pursue his dreams. Since the leaves all came from one branch, it depicts the sacrifice that he has made to achieve his long term
Many people dream up of a lifestyle that they wish to live in. In “Miniver Cheevy, Miniver Cheevy is dwelling about life in the past. This man prefers to live in an era where heroism and beauty thrived. His romantic imagination is an time period “When swords and steeds were prancing; The vision of a warrio…” (Robinson 612) which shows that he wanted live in the Middle Ages. The “swords” and “steeds” show that he wants to live the life a knight who would go on dangerous and heroic adventures to lead an army under his command. He even declares that he would have the characteristics of a “warrior,” but he has no way of showing his qualities for modernization does approve of it. His lust for this medieval life continues as he “dreamed of Thebes and Camelot, and Priam’s neighbors” (Robinson 612). Miniver knows that his reality is a boring lifestyle, but he dreams about making it real. “Thebes” and “Camelot” represents that he would be a strong, respectful, and a famous person if he lived in the past. He establishes himself as a king, but he can only image so. Mentioning “Priam’s neighbors” implies that he sees himself to have a high status, but his reality prevents him to live up to that fame. He tries to find a way to soothe his sorrow of being born in the wrong generation. According to the analysis of Edwin Barton, “The last stanza provides Miniver's convenient excuse for drowning his sorrows in …show more content…
In The Glass Menagerie, the story revolves about the Wingfield family and their current state of life. Since there father left them, Tom has been supporting the family. Tom does not want to be stuck forever in that household, and he is trying to find every possible way to leave his family. Towards the end of the book, Tom gives a speech about how he was able to get the adventure he wanted. His speech starts off by saying “I didn’t go to the moon, I went further” (Williams 971). The moon in this situation symbolizes Tom’s dream of finding adventure. Earlier in the play, Amanda mentions to Tom how he should get his mind out of the moon, and should worry about his reality, the reality of caring for her and Laura. However, Tom disproved her wrong and continued to accomplish his goal of an adventurous life. Once he has achieved his goal, he sees the reality of his goal. He starts to lose the ambition that he had when he was longing to achieve his dream. Now, his goals are “like dead leaves...torn away from the branches” (Williams 971). His dreams are no longer satisfying to him; it represents to him that at one point of his life, his happiness will be dried up just like the leaves. This also demonstrates how he feels about abandoning his family to pursue his dreams. Since the leaves all came from one branch, it depicts the sacrifice that he has made to achieve his long term