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Comment 9 of 39, added on March 10th, 2005 at 6:59 AM.
None of us go our way alone.I have requested that Dylan's poem be read at my funeral.
John L. Davis from United States
Comment 8 of 39, added on March 5th, 2005 at 8:31 PM.
I think the father represents his hetrosexuality dying as in his later days Thomas became homosexual. It started off in secret but became quite public before his death. The rage is in his pants.
Boo from Australia
Comment 7 of 39, added on March 2nd, 2005 at 1:38 PM.
The overwhelming farthocity of this poem is spectacular. The fight against miller is strong and mighty. It really helped me through a tough time. cts.
francis from United States
Comment 6 of 39, added on February 28th, 2005 at 11:09 PM.
I recently found out my father is dying of cancer. THe only catch is, I've never met my father....Yeah, explain that one. But, God is faithful. This poem I intend on using as a project for the emphasis on "fighting for life" or as Thomas puts "rage, rage against the dying of the light. Such an amazing poem.
Jodi from United States
Comment 5 of 39, added on February 10th, 2005 at 5:28 PM.
This poem says alot. I'm only eleven and I understood it well. You just have to take your time.
Demi from United States
Comment 4 of 39, added on February 1st, 2005 at 11:20 PM.
In the poem, the narrator was trying to tell his father to fight against the horror of death and be strong when facing it. The father represents all of us who are scare by the ending of our lives. Dylan was trying to tell us to believe in God and not to lose the believe that there's another life waiting for us after we die. "Rage, rage against the dying of the light," the dying of the light refers to death and Dylan is trying to tell us to not give in to it and be brave and strong about it. I really like this poem because it relates to the one thing that horrify us the most in life. We shouldn't be just waiting for death to come to us, but to fight our way through it when it arrives.
Eileen from United States
Comment 3 of 39, added on January 24th, 2005 at 12:04 AM.
This poem for me really captures the anger and helplessness thata bystander feels when a loved one is approaching the end of their life. I know when my grandfather was sick with Cancer all i wanted was for him to 'rage aginst the dying of the light'
Jenniffer from Canada
Comment 2 of 39, added on November 30th, 2004 at 11:18 PM.
Again, you get the contrast between youth and old age, but here the narrator refers to someone he calls his father and implores him to fight against death with as much rage and strength as possible. This could relate to Thomas own life in that his father had been a strict disciplinarian when Thomas was a boy, but became ineffectual and unimpressive in Thomas’ eyes as he grew older.
Ed from United States
Comment 1 of 39, added on November 26th, 2004 at 2:56 PM.
i love this poem and death will hold no dominion.
also love shelley, yeats, eliot & browning. yeah poetry rocks!
tom brownig from United Kingdom
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None of us go our way alone.I have requested that Dylan's poem be read at my funeral.
John L. Davis from United States