Pity In Maya Angelou's Life Doesn T Frighten Me
Pity is a hug part of this world, whether it be from a friend losing someone or watching a loved one get older. Poetry and writing in general can give people a new perspective on life. Have you ever felt alone and like nobody could relate to your problems in life? If you read, that feeling might just vanish. In the two poems by Maya Angelou, they both state something about being scared by life. Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Angelou talks about how nothing can scare them. On Aging by Angelou talks about pitying the writer as they get older and how thankful they are to be breathing. Life may throw many things at us, but how do we want to react to it?
Becoming older is a thing in life that you can't prevent. This is part of nature and as you get …show more content…
Maya's poem “Life Doesn't Frighten Me” speaks out about being afraid of what life throws at you. Angelou doesn't want to be scared of the journey that is life. Now, when your life is increasingly getting shorter as the days go by, would you want people to pity your last breath or celebrate it? Celebrating it might be the way to go with Angelou, because she wants to be thankful for the last gulp of oxygen her lungs get. Most people who bother with feeling bad for other people every second of the day probably tend to have lower self-asteem. Now, I'm not saying go out and don't worry about your surroundings and never feel sorry or care for someone or something that needs to be lifted. In Maya's poem, Life Doesnt Frighten Me, she explains that whatever is thrown at her, you can't make her scared. Life throws many issues at us such as getting older, worrying about money, caring for family and many other stressful things. But, this poem is here to teach you that you shouldn't be afraid of life's moments. There's always a way to look at it where it might take a more positive toll on you. Like in Angelou's On Aging, she looks at the positive side towards the end by saying “But ain't I lucky I can still breathe in.” She has a great perspective on her life by glancing over the great thing in her
Becoming older is a thing in life that you can't prevent. This is part of nature and as you get …show more content…
Maya's poem “Life Doesn't Frighten Me” speaks out about being afraid of what life throws at you. Angelou doesn't want to be scared of the journey that is life. Now, when your life is increasingly getting shorter as the days go by, would you want people to pity your last breath or celebrate it? Celebrating it might be the way to go with Angelou, because she wants to be thankful for the last gulp of oxygen her lungs get. Most people who bother with feeling bad for other people every second of the day probably tend to have lower self-asteem. Now, I'm not saying go out and don't worry about your surroundings and never feel sorry or care for someone or something that needs to be lifted. In Maya's poem, Life Doesnt Frighten Me, she explains that whatever is thrown at her, you can't make her scared. Life throws many issues at us such as getting older, worrying about money, caring for family and many other stressful things. But, this poem is here to teach you that you shouldn't be afraid of life's moments. There's always a way to look at it where it might take a more positive toll on you. Like in Angelou's On Aging, she looks at the positive side towards the end by saying “But ain't I lucky I can still breathe in.” She has a great perspective on her life by glancing over the great thing in her