https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7 Analyzing how both Wislawa Szymborska's "True Love" and Langston Hughes's "Suicide's Note" convey Humanity's need for tragedy. en-us 2020-10-02 21:50:01 UTC 2020-10-03 00:46:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png 1963008852 https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799327043 Humanity cannot be strong without failure. While a world of bliss is ideal, it is pain that makes us strong. This is because we can learn from our mistakes and use them to grow, with a dream on our mind to be better. Both Szymborska and Hughes address this idea in their poetry, as they write from the perspective of one who has endured immense pain. "True Love" takes a more satirical approach, mocking those who are in love, but the work speaks volumes towards the need for heartbreak in society. "Suicide's Note" describes the need for African-Americans to use their pain as strength, never giving up on the road towards equality. ]]> 2020-10-03 00:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799327043 1963008852 https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799330895 In this portion of "True Love" she speaks of a world without tragedy. People would have no faith, no art, and nothing to remember. While it is reasonable to want to avoid pain, a world without it would be deprived of anything to learn from; in turn, chaos would ensue. ]]> 2020-10-03 00:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799330895 1963008852 https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799337485 This portion of the text is evidently satirical, as the speaker criticizes lovers' bliss as an evil plot, but it carries a deeper meaning. She cautions against the euphoria coming from love, as it may blind people from their history. Ignorance of previous tragedy only hurts individuals, as there is nothing to grow from. ]]> 2020-10-03 00:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799337485 1963008852 https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799342045 Hughes uses the river as a symbol for baptism in the sweat of African-American's ancestors. They must remember how far their people have come, and how much pain they have endured, and use it to grow stronger. Although it may seem easy to give up in such a difficult world, they must keep working to overcome the previous tragedy. Determination will get them through any plight, as long as they remember their history. ]]> 2020-10-03 00:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799342045 1963008852 https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799344226 Titles are almost always meaningful, and this one is no exception. The speaker is contemplating death by a cool kiss of the river, but it is unknown whether or not he takes the kiss, as the poem abruptly ends on the third line. However, it can be deduced that they did not take the kiss, as they live to tell the story. The title buttresses this claim, as the note is possessed by Suicide, indicated through the apostrophe. This goes to show that although suicide called the speaker and gave him an easy escape, the speaker never gave up, as he had been working too hard. He remembered his tragedy and used it as motivation to grow stronger. ]]> 2020-10-03 00:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1963008852/x3v9ftd4dx9usfu7/wish/799344226