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An essay about this poem's theme





"Identity"





Let them be as flowers,


always watered, fed, guarded, admired,


but harnessed to a pot of dirt.


I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed,


clinging on cliffs, like an eagle


wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.


To have broken through the surface of stone,


to live, to feel exposed to the madness


of the vast, eternal sky.


To be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea,


carrying my soul, my seed, beyond the mountains of time


or into the abyss of the bizarre


I'd rather be unseen, and if


then shunned by everyone,


than to be a pleasant-smelling flower,


growing in clusters in the fertile valleys,


where they're praised, handled, and plucked


by greedy, human hands.


I'd rather smell of musty, green stench


than of sweet, fragrant lilac.


If I could stand alone, strong and free,


I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed.





The theme is that its better to experience life for yourself than be sheltered.





I need 3 main points

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1. Independence is better than dependence, even if dependence is more comfortable.





2. Independence requires more energy, has higher risk, less convenience, and other disadvantages, but it's worth them.





3. An independent, self-sufficient life can lead to much greater results, more achievement, more experiences, etc.
Reply:easy. life is bad, your teacher is an idiot, just make stuff up.





then if you get bad grade argue with the teacher that not everyone has same interpretation as them.



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