In Proverbs from Plymouth Pit, Henry Ward Beecher states, “A man without ambition is like a beautiful worm--it can creep, but it cannot fly.” Within plenty of sources, including, “Beverly Hills,” a poem expressing a middle class worker’s desire to be something great; a spark of ambition can be seen. A Raisin in the Sun is a play which focuses on a family that desires to be more than average; a theme common in modern America. For instance, “American Dream” a poem in relation to never giving up--about striving for more than what one is. Seen from within each of the above mentioned works relating to ambition, desire and the urge for more is expressed within a person’s heart. Ambition has a peculiar meaning, of which, is easily relatable to the
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With ambition comes fear of the unknown, and fear is just as important when it comes to accomplishing goals. Lullaby in Fracktown is a poem written by Lilace Mellin Guignard. It focuses on being grateful for the current situation no matter what. The adult figure who speaks to the child says, “Hey, daddy still has a job to lose–/ don’t be afraid,” which is very powerful for expressing that fear is unnecessary (9-10). If fear overpowers the ambition one holds, then how is anyone ever going to accomplish his or her dreams? Later in the poem the narrator says, “Good boys go to college goody gumdrops/ so someday too you’ll have a job to lose” (14-15). What she means by the aforementioned, however, is that the child should leave the worries to his parents, and he can one day be successful. Fear is very potent, yet so is ambition, and as long as one lets ambition stay in power for the majority, the outcome will be alright. Authors have different ways of expressing similar thoughts, and James Wright indicates fear even within the title of his poem, In Terror of Hospital Bills. The poem is from the perspective of a Sioux Indian who awaits the time that his life will fall apart and he is “alone/ And frightened, knowing how soon/ [he] will waken a poor man” because he has lost hope (2-5). When a person comes to the conclusion that he or her has no further chance of succeeding, it is all too easy that thoughts of being insignificant to others can emerge. People who feel less significant than others, or feel as though they have no purpose, begin to believe there are no more options. Accordingly, when the narrator states, “I will have to leap barefoot through gas-fire veils of shame” he is expressing how society labels those who are not as fortunate as lesser than those more wealthy (14). With ambition people can remember that there is a way
With ambition comes fear of the unknown, and fear is just as important when it comes to accomplishing goals. Lullaby in Fracktown is a poem written by Lilace Mellin Guignard. It focuses on being grateful for the current situation no matter what. The adult figure who speaks to the child says, “Hey, daddy still has a job to lose–/ don’t be afraid,” which is very powerful for expressing that fear is unnecessary (9-10). If fear overpowers the ambition one holds, then how is anyone ever going to accomplish his or her dreams? Later in the poem the narrator says, “Good boys go to college goody gumdrops/ so someday too you’ll have a job to lose” (14-15). What she means by the aforementioned, however, is that the child should leave the worries to his parents, and he can one day be successful. Fear is very potent, yet so is ambition, and as long as one lets ambition stay in power for the majority, the outcome will be alright. Authors have different ways of expressing similar thoughts, and James Wright indicates fear even within the title of his poem, In Terror of Hospital Bills. The poem is from the perspective of a Sioux Indian who awaits the time that his life will fall apart and he is “alone/ And frightened, knowing how soon/ [he] will waken a poor man” because he has lost hope (2-5). When a person comes to the conclusion that he or her has no further chance of succeeding, it is all too easy that thoughts of being insignificant to others can emerge. People who feel less significant than others, or feel as though they have no purpose, begin to believe there are no more options. Accordingly, when the narrator states, “I will have to leap barefoot through gas-fire veils of shame” he is expressing how society labels those who are not as fortunate as lesser than those more wealthy (14). With ambition people can remember that there is a way