In the poems, Drinking Alone with the Moon, The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter, and Farewell to a Friend by Li Bo, it most expresses that the characters are unhappy and that they are missing someone very special to them. I drink alone, no friend with me (Li Bo 151). The drunken man from Drinking Alone with the Moon, wishes he had someone with him but, he only has the shadow, moon, and himself to rely on. You dragged your feet when you went out (Li Bo 155). The young wife does not want her husband to leave because she is in love with her partner. The lone tumbleweed flies a myriad miles (Li Bo 156). Li Bo has to say goodbye to his friend because he will be going far far away from him. In these three poems, the author shows a lot of sad feelings throughout his writings. …show more content…
He decides to drink with his shadow, moon, and himself because he does not want to be seen by anyone. The shadow will do anything he will do so, when he is drunk he will not be able to see himself. The moon will not see him because he will be gone. He is sad that he is left without a friend and he has to drink the pain and sadness away. So, the only thing that can make him happy now is drinking.
Secondly, the young wife from The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter indicates that the husband is dragging his feet because he and his wife are in love and they do not want to separate. It took the wife a long time to begin to love her lover and suddenly he has to leave. She is getting older and she has not heard from her husband in five months. The young wife has lost her childhood love. She is expecting a letter from her lover just so she knows he still loves her, misses her, and most importantly that he is still