Death Unit 4

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Dylan Thomas

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night is a poem that Thomas wrote about how death, in itself, is extremely unfair. He made the point to address each different type of man in telling him that he cannot avoid death. However, he also made note of the fact that men will realize all of the mistakes in their lives when it is too late to correct them. He says men will "learn, too late, they grieved it on its way..."(Thomas, 968). He addresses the wise men, the good men, the wild men, and the grave men. I believe that he addresses a wide variety of people to show that everyone will die and it is unavoidable. The speaker's message is to not let death take us quietly. I believe that part of the theme of the poem is that one could live their life however they would like to, but the end result will still be death. The speaker is advising us to catch pur mistakes before it is too late to do anything about it. I believe that the sole message of this poem is that death is an unavoidable end that almost undoubtedly cannot be justified.