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Wild Geese Mary Oliver Analysis
The poem "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver (pg 40) immediately grabbed my attention after reading the first line: You do not have to be good. It’s effective how the first word is “you,” because it really feels like the author is speaking directly to the reader. The message that Oliver tries to get across is that we have to let the soft animal of our body love what it loves to love. In other words, we must not worry so much about society’s approval, but rather focus more on ourselves and taking advantage of our freedom. The poet says in line 2 and 3: You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. Understand that she describes the means of traveling in this hundred mile journey is by walking on your knees in
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