Essay Comparing Two Poetry
There is War in Finding Oneself
There is always a war going on inside when finding oneself, and the accomplishment of finally being content with oneself sets its basis on one’s gender and age. The poems that best portray the themes of war and self are “The Journey” by Mary Oliver, “The Sacred” by Stephen Dunn, and “ Carrying a Ladder ” by Kay Ryan.
Self-identity is found to be a prominent idea throughout “Identity and Rites of Passage”. This idea also has the ability to branch off into differently structured, but similar ideas such as self-discovery, self-awareness, self-reliance, or self-preservation. Focusing on the two poems “The Journey ”, and “The Sacred ”, I notice strong similarities in the themes based on the thoughts that …show more content…
Often times giving oneself up to this peer pressure can lead to mistakes and one can be lead down the wrong path. “ The Journey” in a way explains that one cannot let those temptations take over their mind, that everyone needs to find themselves, and find their own voice, in order to be successful. In line 35 of “The Journey” it says, “...determined to save the only life you could save.” Saving the only life one can save, one’s own, is what self preservation is all about. A similar theme is apparent in “The Sacred” , but this poem focuses more on where one might look to be able to truly find themselves, rather than how to do so. Finding a sacred place might be the key to finding one’s inner self. In lines 15-18 of “ The Sacred” it says, “a car could take him from the need to speak, or to answer, the key in having a key and putting it in, and going.” The specific theme of self reliance is shown here in the way that everyone does not need to answer to anyone else, but only rely on themselves to get to where they need to be in life. These two poems both give the message that finding one’s true is so fulfilling and an important part of one’s life
There is always a war going on inside when finding oneself, and the accomplishment of finally being content with oneself sets its basis on one’s gender and age. The poems that best portray the themes of war and self are “The Journey” by Mary Oliver, “The Sacred” by Stephen Dunn, and “ Carrying a Ladder ” by Kay Ryan.
Self-identity is found to be a prominent idea throughout “Identity and Rites of Passage”. This idea also has the ability to branch off into differently structured, but similar ideas such as self-discovery, self-awareness, self-reliance, or self-preservation. Focusing on the two poems “The Journey ”, and “The Sacred ”, I notice strong similarities in the themes based on the thoughts that …show more content…
Often times giving oneself up to this peer pressure can lead to mistakes and one can be lead down the wrong path. “ The Journey” in a way explains that one cannot let those temptations take over their mind, that everyone needs to find themselves, and find their own voice, in order to be successful. In line 35 of “The Journey” it says, “...determined to save the only life you could save.” Saving the only life one can save, one’s own, is what self preservation is all about. A similar theme is apparent in “The Sacred” , but this poem focuses more on where one might look to be able to truly find themselves, rather than how to do so. Finding a sacred place might be the key to finding one’s inner self. In lines 15-18 of “ The Sacred” it says, “a car could take him from the need to speak, or to answer, the key in having a key and putting it in, and going.” The specific theme of self reliance is shown here in the way that everyone does not need to answer to anyone else, but only rely on themselves to get to where they need to be in life. These two poems both give the message that finding one’s true is so fulfilling and an important part of one’s life