In everyday life, people are constantly wasting their time doing things that they donʻt want to do; things that donʻt make them happy. “A Coney Island Life” by James L Weil is about doing what makes you happy for as long as you possibly can. The poem talks about doing more of what you really want to do until you canʻt do it anymore.
The poem “A Coney Island Life” talks about making the most of your life. The poem states, “I take perhaps my last ride on this planet carousel.” The person knows that this ride might be his last, but he wants to make the most of it. They also knows that time is running short. This poem also mentions, “How many more times round I have to catch that brass-ring-sun” The brass-ring-sun is a keyword for one last ride that would be free of charge. This line indicates how he wants to ride again, and catching the brass-ring-sun is the only way he would receive the opportunity. These parts of the poem tells the audience to make use of all the time that we have left here. This poem also talks about how we have so little time to do everything we want. It says, “Now arms filled with dolls I threw so much for” The person is realizing that they donʻt really want the dolls. The dolls donʻt keep them satisfied anymore, and thereʻs something else that they want instead. This line in the poem tells the readers that this person might be feeling like they wasted their time and effort when they could have been spending it on something that made them happier. The poem also mentions, “And seen my helium hopes break skyward without me” Everything that they had hoped and wished for had been lost because he ended up not getting it back. It also tells the audience about lost opportunities, because his hopes and dreams left him behind. Concluding everything, thereʻs so little time left. Wrapping all of it up, the poem is telling us that we shouldnʻt dwell on one thing, because something else could have made us happier. We should do more of what makes us happy, and less of what we feel obligated to do. In the end, if we donʻt do what makes us happy, we will run out of time being filled with regrets, “what ifs” and lost dreams.
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Daniel Jose
1/26/2018 10:50:17 am
I thought overall your essay was good. You had a good idea. In the introduction, your thesis isn't very clear. Also you skipped the poem part of your introduction. I think you were supposed to generally explain what the poem states and them explain your thesis. In the body paragraphs, I think some of your evidence needs more parts of the poem. For example the 2nd paragraph of evidence in your first paragraph would make more sense if you added "and ask" before it. I thought your conclusion was very well written. I found the thesis restated in your conclusion was more clear than the one in your intro paragraph.
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Kayley Lau
1/26/2018 11:09:01 am
Overall, i thought your essay was good. In the intro, your thesis wasn't fully explained so it made me kinda confused. I think you should add a little bit more detailed to help your readers under stand your essay more and don't forget to add the poem part to your introduction. In the body paragraphs, I think add more reasoning and your interpretation instead of just explain what the evidence is saying. Lastly I thought your conclusion was very well written.
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