There is a voice inside of you,
That whispers all day long,
"I fell that this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong."
No, teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What's right for you- just listen to
The voice that speaks inside.
I think this poem has to do with the overall theme of many things that we have studied in class. One example is in The Iliad. Many of the characters have to think to themselves on what would be the best decision. The same goes for The Odyssey. Odysseus was faced with many decisions throughout the book where he had to think what was best. For example, he had to think about whether or not he was going to stay loyal to his wife Penelope. Unfortunately, he didn't and cheated on her with Cirus. Also, in the novel Siddhartha, Siddhartha has to think if the self torture is best for him. He thought to himself, and realized that self-torture wasn't getting close to Nirvana, so he had to find another way. In the movie O Brother, Where Are Thou? Everett's wife Penny has to think about whether or not she wants to be with Everett. At first, she says she never will go back to him, but by the end she starts falling for him. She listens to her voice within and realizes that it would be best to go back to Everett.
Work Cited
Silverstein, Shel. Falling Up. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996.
2 comments:
I love Shel Silverstein! You made great connections to everything we've done in class so far, very thorough. I especially like the connection to Siddhartha. That book was full of personal decisions he made, about what he thought was right and wrong, and what the path to enlightenment was. Other than connections, though, what do you think of the poem?
Wow, so many connections! I agree that the best one was to Siddhartha, since one of the whole points of that book is how one must find their own path. It also relates to the Iliad because none of the characters can really accept advice from each other since their situations are so different. Applause for thoroughness.
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