Emily The Frequent Flyer Analysis

From working in a hospital I have experience with people and death. I have seen people after they have been told that death is near. Although no one takes the news well, there are two different reactions once the emotions have begun to settle. I met an old man who decided the only thing to do was pity himself. The nurses would ask him if he wanted to go for a walk and he would refuse. No one wanted to go into his room because of how irritable and mean he was. He died a lonely man sitting in his room. Then there are people like Emily. She was fighting cancer at a very young age and yet was the happiest little girl I have ever seen. We called Emily our "frequent flyer" because she was in the hospital so often. Emily 's family was always taking …show more content…
Thomas writes, "Though wise men at their end know dark is right, / Because their words had forked no lighting they / Do not go gentle into that good night /". (4-6) In the first line of this second quatrain, Thomas is explaining that wise men know death is a part of life. It is natural and not something that you can escape. However, because their words had "forked no lightning" they have the want to continue to live. (5) When lightning strikes it forks and shoots light through the entire sky. It 's one prod turns into multiple other prods, stretching out and becoming bigger. When lightning strikes the ground it leaves a mark. The wise men Thomas refers to know that they have yet to become lightning. While they may have good ideas their good ideas have not yet expanded or made an impact. This makes them want to rage against death and continue living until they have made their …show more content…
He is trying to prove that no matter what you have done or how you have lived your life there is still time to make changes. You never have to let death just take over you. You can rage and fight and try to make death wait until you have finished living. Whether you are the man who still wants to make a change in the world or the man who wants to make a change in himself, there is still time. He wants people to know they should never give up on themselves or their life. I truly agree with Thomas 's perspective on life and death as I have personally seen the changes that can happen when someone has the will to live. I have seen people with no will to fight pass quickly and unhappy. Then I have seen those who have the will to make every day great no matter how little time is left. In the end, the ones who want to make every day great sometimes extend how long they have to live just simply by having a better outlook and refusing to give up. They choose to rage and