Unhappy Man in E.A. Robinson's a Happy Man
THE NEEDS AND ITS COVERAGE IN BUILDING HAPPINESS
IN EDWIN ARLINGTON’S A HAPPY MAN
Introduction
A Happy Man is a poem of Edwin Arlington Robinson about happiness reached by Edwin through the decision he made. Edwin lived in a period of millionaire when American competes to become millionaire after the Civil War. He born and raised in Maine to a wealthy family, he was the youngest of three sons and not groomed to take over the family business. Instead, he pursued poetry since childhood, joining the local poetry society as its youngest member. His personal life was soon beset by a chain of tragedies. But in A Happy Man, he is a man of happiness in his live. He doesn’t pretend as a happy man running from his tragic live.
In the quest of happiness, we often find difficulties. Some case made us decide how to react towards a certain condition for happiness. As people born with feeling, and we often feel something must benefit for us. This feeling ensue the need of something which depend of its amount. When it’s high, it will need much longer to satisfy the needs and when it reaches its peak, it will stop automatically. Satisfied needs bring us comfort and happy. In this essay, we will describe how coverage individual needs bring happiness as portrayed in Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “A Happy Man”.
The Needs and Its Coverage
As people born and in order for survival, they will need something useful for the survival, they acts aggressively covering their needs because it is kind of stimulant for them. It is natural people feel they have to find it if the stimulant (the need) rose. Unfortunately, stimulants will continuously appear even we accomplished one. This is a result of the circumstances pressure which brings another stimulant as the last one filled. For example, a baby will need only foods and drinks, as the stimulants, for their survival in their beginning years. When they were grown, they’ll need something more for their survival. Perhaps they will need shelter
IN EDWIN ARLINGTON’S A HAPPY MAN
Introduction
A Happy Man is a poem of Edwin Arlington Robinson about happiness reached by Edwin through the decision he made. Edwin lived in a period of millionaire when American competes to become millionaire after the Civil War. He born and raised in Maine to a wealthy family, he was the youngest of three sons and not groomed to take over the family business. Instead, he pursued poetry since childhood, joining the local poetry society as its youngest member. His personal life was soon beset by a chain of tragedies. But in A Happy Man, he is a man of happiness in his live. He doesn’t pretend as a happy man running from his tragic live.
In the quest of happiness, we often find difficulties. Some case made us decide how to react towards a certain condition for happiness. As people born with feeling, and we often feel something must benefit for us. This feeling ensue the need of something which depend of its amount. When it’s high, it will need much longer to satisfy the needs and when it reaches its peak, it will stop automatically. Satisfied needs bring us comfort and happy. In this essay, we will describe how coverage individual needs bring happiness as portrayed in Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “A Happy Man”.
The Needs and Its Coverage
As people born and in order for survival, they will need something useful for the survival, they acts aggressively covering their needs because it is kind of stimulant for them. It is natural people feel they have to find it if the stimulant (the need) rose. Unfortunately, stimulants will continuously appear even we accomplished one. This is a result of the circumstances pressure which brings another stimulant as the last one filled. For example, a baby will need only foods and drinks, as the stimulants, for their survival in their beginning years. When they were grown, they’ll need something more for their survival. Perhaps they will need shelter
References: “Making Sense of Functional” by Linda Gerot and Peter Wignel. Hierarchy of needs by Abraham Maslow at