One Hard Life Poem Analysis
Brieanna Fredricks
One Hard Life
(A Discussion of the theme Life is Not Always Easy in Spoon River Anthology)
Nothing about life is easy; you work, you try, and sometimes you fail regardless of your efforts.Some people believe in reincarnation, others in some form of an afterlife, and some believe you only have one life. Believing that you’re only able to live one life could benefit the person because they take that idea and they accept it. In that acceptance they choose to live everyday as if it were there last, so that by their last breath they can say they had a good life, even with the many struggles and heartache. Most people live with the belief that we only have one life; although life is a gift with endless possibilities, it's …show more content…
From an early age Francis was sickly, he contracted scarlet fever, which left his heart diseased. “I could not run or play in boyhood,” Francis’s life was restricted by disease and he missed out on so much. Although his life couldn't have been easy, it was only his to live, and the only one he was given. He spent much of his life missing out, restricted in movement, but somehow he happened to find love. He spent his last breath kissing, Mary, the woman he loved before his soul left his body. His life wasn't easy, some could even argue that it wasn’t a life worth living, but he made the best of what little he did have. Instead of dwelling on what he didn't have, he found Mary and he was happy, even if it couldn't last forever.
Unlike the first two poems, “Nellie Clark” and “Francis Turner” the poem Robert Southey Burke focuses more on the theme only being able to live one life while the others focus more on life not always being easy. In his epilogue, Robert discusses how he spent all of his money trying to elect A.D Blood as mayor only for him to stab in the back. After spending so much of his time trying to elect A.D Blood, he finds out that he’s a liar, that he’s untrue to his words. Robert put so much time and effort into a man that didn't deserve a second of
One Hard Life
(A Discussion of the theme Life is Not Always Easy in Spoon River Anthology)
Nothing about life is easy; you work, you try, and sometimes you fail regardless of your efforts.Some people believe in reincarnation, others in some form of an afterlife, and some believe you only have one life. Believing that you’re only able to live one life could benefit the person because they take that idea and they accept it. In that acceptance they choose to live everyday as if it were there last, so that by their last breath they can say they had a good life, even with the many struggles and heartache. Most people live with the belief that we only have one life; although life is a gift with endless possibilities, it's …show more content…
From an early age Francis was sickly, he contracted scarlet fever, which left his heart diseased. “I could not run or play in boyhood,” Francis’s life was restricted by disease and he missed out on so much. Although his life couldn't have been easy, it was only his to live, and the only one he was given. He spent much of his life missing out, restricted in movement, but somehow he happened to find love. He spent his last breath kissing, Mary, the woman he loved before his soul left his body. His life wasn't easy, some could even argue that it wasn’t a life worth living, but he made the best of what little he did have. Instead of dwelling on what he didn't have, he found Mary and he was happy, even if it couldn't last forever.
Unlike the first two poems, “Nellie Clark” and “Francis Turner” the poem Robert Southey Burke focuses more on the theme only being able to live one life while the others focus more on life not always being easy. In his epilogue, Robert discusses how he spent all of his money trying to elect A.D Blood as mayor only for him to stab in the back. After spending so much of his time trying to elect A.D Blood, he finds out that he’s a liar, that he’s untrue to his words. Robert put so much time and effort into a man that didn't deserve a second of