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A Streetcar Named Desire: Poem Analysis

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Over the course of the second half of the semester we look at poetry and drama. I enjoyed both although I was more intrigued by the poetry. I think that the way someone expresses his or her feelings in a poem is an incredible way to allow others into their thoughts. Poems can offer so much information even if they are a few short stanzas. The course was very interesting and I am very glad that I was able to be a part of the class. Literature is a great way to gain a different perspective about the lives of others or events in history. A drama that we covered in class was A Streetcar Named Desire. I found this play to be very interesting because of the theme of fantasy versus reality. This is a theme that can be applied to our personal lives …show more content…

In 2013 my dad passed away very unexpectedly and sometimes I still come across his things. I will take a moment to look them over and reminisce, but then I will put them back to find another day. The poem discusses someone unloading groceries from the car and finding a glove in the trunk. The speaker takes time to remember the woman who wore the glove and to think about the way that her hand fit in the glove. He even noticed that it was still creased where her hand creased. He decided that there was nothing else to do with it than to put it back in the trunk. This may have been a way for him to remember her always. In the poem he says “to rest on the bottom where I have not forgotten it remains - - persistent in its loss”. I believe the author is trying to get the reader to feel the emotion that the man has when he finds the glove. It also shows that things may be “lost” but we know that they are there. By putting the glove back he knows that he will find it again some day. I do not feel that it is sadness or happiness, but loss and sentiment. The items that are left when our loved ones pass become priceless, sentimental items to us. They may not have value to others, such as the glove in the trunk, but to the one who lost someone, it is irreplaceable. I could assume that this poem could have meaning to anyone who has lost someone that they were close to. In my case it was my dad. The poem is a perfect example of how people remain with us long after they are gone, and every once in a while we get a reminder that they are still there all the

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