GET DRUNK Essay 2
Sherilyn Ostrom
Mrs. Raftery
ENG-101-OL11
November 9th, 2014
Drunkenness
“Be always drunken” is the words poet Charles Baudelaire claims in his poem “Get Drunk”. A deviation from the normal definition of drunk, this poet is exclaiming happiness. Not by just what he writes about in his poem, but by whatever brings a person happiness. After reading this poem, the poet makes the reader take a step back to look at life. Charles Baudelaire simply puts it in his poem to live stress free, find happiness, and continue on with life.
Work, school, or social lives can cause extreme stress. People spend their entire lifetime trying to balance everything perfectly, and lose track of what makes them truly happy. By definition, this is what we call stress. In Charles Baudelaire poem, he writes about these “horrible burdens”, and that people should be “drunken continually”. What he means by these statements is not by consuming alcohol as the true definition would imply, but happiness by living stress free. People need to stop worrying about what is going to happen next. Consequences happen no matter what we have decided to do, and a lot of times we let those consequences stop us from enjoying life. For example, taking a personal day off from doing chores or homework for school will indeed set you back, but it is worth the break from continuously draining yourself to stay on schedule. Many people exhaust themselves from overloading such demanding responsibilities, never stopping to catch their breath, and this is what Baudelaire is stating in his poem.
Happiness cannot be defined by one person, but defined as the pleasure of that which makes an individual happy. Perhaps the wine, poetry or virtue that Baudelaire mentions in his poem can truly make one person happy, but what he is saying is to find what makes you happy no matter what it is. For instance, when I find myself in a slump, reading a good book enlightens me or in another words, makes me drunk. My friend, however,
Mrs. Raftery
ENG-101-OL11
November 9th, 2014
Drunkenness
“Be always drunken” is the words poet Charles Baudelaire claims in his poem “Get Drunk”. A deviation from the normal definition of drunk, this poet is exclaiming happiness. Not by just what he writes about in his poem, but by whatever brings a person happiness. After reading this poem, the poet makes the reader take a step back to look at life. Charles Baudelaire simply puts it in his poem to live stress free, find happiness, and continue on with life.
Work, school, or social lives can cause extreme stress. People spend their entire lifetime trying to balance everything perfectly, and lose track of what makes them truly happy. By definition, this is what we call stress. In Charles Baudelaire poem, he writes about these “horrible burdens”, and that people should be “drunken continually”. What he means by these statements is not by consuming alcohol as the true definition would imply, but happiness by living stress free. People need to stop worrying about what is going to happen next. Consequences happen no matter what we have decided to do, and a lot of times we let those consequences stop us from enjoying life. For example, taking a personal day off from doing chores or homework for school will indeed set you back, but it is worth the break from continuously draining yourself to stay on schedule. Many people exhaust themselves from overloading such demanding responsibilities, never stopping to catch their breath, and this is what Baudelaire is stating in his poem.
Happiness cannot be defined by one person, but defined as the pleasure of that which makes an individual happy. Perhaps the wine, poetry or virtue that Baudelaire mentions in his poem can truly make one person happy, but what he is saying is to find what makes you happy no matter what it is. For instance, when I find myself in a slump, reading a good book enlightens me or in another words, makes me drunk. My friend, however,