Death has appeared as the theme of a poem a several times in this journal now. No doubt that "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," considered as one of Dylan Thomas's finest works, is a wonderful addition. However, I started to wonder: with so little experience in life, how much of the poet's message and feelings can I really understand? The message of this poem seems pretty straightforward. Even when we're old and weak, we should still fight death to the last moment instead of going gentle and giving in. Makes sense, doesn't it? But if death is a choice, a relief, is it still the right thing to do to "rage against the dying of the light" (3)? If death is near anyway, is it absolutely wrong, especially for the family and friends that would be witnessing the death and left behind grieving, to go gentle and hope that their loved one is really going into a good night?
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