Theme Analysis

Theme Analysis

A Clean Well Lighted Place

A fear of the unknown is a common fear to have with ones self. It is that lingering feeling of nothingness that can overwhelm your spiritual well being. That is why each day is a new day to experience something new, whether it be an obstacle, memory, or life altering encounter. This story has three characters, all of which remain nameless. Two waiters, one of which is older and much wiser, a younger less mature waiter, and a lonely drunk old man. While at the Cafe the two waiters begin talking amongst each other regarding the old man: ‘“Last week he tried to commit suicide,’ one waiter said.”/’“Why?”’/“’He was in despair.” "What about?’""Nothing." ” ‘How do you know it was nothing?’”’“He has plenty of money." if one decides that with “nothing” the waiter refers to intangible yearning, as opposed to referring to bodily or material yearnings “He has plenty of money”. In this case, he exemplifies a stance which does not presume to fathom the mysteries of life. I am a firm believer that of the money in the world could never buy happiness. What it takes to be happy resides in yourself. The fear of humanity and the unknown however is only as evident as you make it.

We Real Cool

When I first read the poem we real cool I felt as though it was a silly simplistic piece of writing. Not very well thought out and did not really have a meaning or moral. But after analyzing each verse and listening to the Author read it aloud, I gained a whole new found respect for it as a piece of literature. In just very few lines identity, morality, and pride is given under a completely different light. It sheds another meaning to life in general and not to take life so serious yet to live as if each day is your last. The seductive rhythm and the use of alliteration and internal rhyme might cause us to feel more sympathetic toward the pool players. Whether or not the pool players might be trying to trick us into celebrating their lifestyle, that is up to the reader to interpret. Taking turns down the wrong path may lead you no where fast and into troubles arms may you fall into. But thats the gamble we take each day.