Post 1
I enjoyed your responses to the poems “Gone” by Carl Sandburg and “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson poem because both of your analysis showed how the poets, with the subjects of their poems, were challenge people’s assumptions of normalcy during the period of Modernist literature. In “Gone,” Chick Lorimer challenges the idea of what the average woman should do, while in “Richard Cory,” the idea that life is perfect if you are rich is challenged when he commits suicide. It’s interesting that in “Richard Cory” the poorer folks simply say they would like to be in Richard Cory’s place, to be like him, but Chick Lorimer doesn’t settle for mere wishes. She goes out to look for her dreams. Nice choice of poems and interesting analysis.
Post 2
After reading your comments on Sandburg’s “A Fence,” I had to read it again myself. I agree, the poem has an aggression to it that really contrasts with the peace of the “stone house on the lake front.” Fences have always struck me as humanity’s last-ditch effort to enforce a territorial nature that poses as civilization but is more reminiscent of animal ways. I agree with your analysis of Robinson’s “Richard Cory,” in that one of the things that first struck me as well is how relevant the poem still is today. I didn’t notice the lack of mention of wealth in the song; I guess that is because like so many people, I assume famous equals rich, which isn’t always the case. Nice analysis; thanks for sharing your thoughts.
