Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas is a poem where the speaker informs the reader to not go into death without a fight. Question one about this poem asks what is the meaning of the phrase "good night." This phrases is mostly repeated when the speaker says, "Do not go gentle into that good night" (Thomas, 6). The phrase "good night" simply stands for death. This line is where I belive that Thomas is demanding the audience to not die without a fight. The speaker is attempting to tell the reader that they should not have any regrets when it comes to their time of death. Thomas is also saying that once death arrives to someone, it should not come as a blind shock. He is saying prepare and be ready for death. He acknowledges death to be a positive event, but says that it is only positive when one has completed their dreams. Only when someone has accomplished their purpose in life can they finally be content and accept death.