Thursday, April 14, 2011

wk:7 lawrence ferlinghetti: In Golden Gate Park that day....

I enjoyed reading the poem because it has a calm and rhythmical vibe to it. The use of imagery such as meadow built up the beauty of the park and importance of that spot they choose to go to. the tress that dreams there gave a peaceful romance to the scene to the park and atmosphere. lines such as: 
      "And then the two of them came on
                                                thru the enormous meadow   
which was the meadow of the world".

while reading we are shown this almost perfect day and even though  he says" without saying anything" we dnt realize that its not cut-communication rather I pictured a couple that are relaxing and have a routine and understood one another without saying a word. towards the end we are re-introduced to the flute which no one plays:almost seems like an accessory to be more creative or new generation/ artistic image rather than corporate persons in the city.

finally the ending is a left turn of shock:   "and finally looking over
                                                                at him
                  without any particular expression
                                                               except a certain awful look   
                        of terrible depression".
This line was the last and almost the most vivid and shocking line in the poem.all the emotions that were missing are all in these last few words and makes this day even more real. because even when all seems perfect and collected within a surrounding:there lies depression. 

2 comments:

  1. I agree somewhat with you however the every end I dont think there was any kind of problem within the marriage I feel that they were so close spirit wise she could feel him pass and this is why she became depressed

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  2. You're on the right track in the comment on the final image--which encourages us to reconsider what comes before. It would be productive to consider this, as many of Ferlinghetti's poems, a work of social/cultural commentary. See my comments on Constanza Rehren's and Diana Arutyunyan's blogs in previous classes, and Florina's blog in current blogs

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