individual’s seemingly gloomy negative view of his or her world. Imagine as you view your life as a thumbs down experience at every turn, and your only way out is to end it all. You decide to hang yourself, but the “Nooses give” or you decide to slit your wrist, but you do not quite cut deep enough. All the pain you feel up to the point of wanting to commit the hideous act of suicide surely cannot compare to the physical anguish of a suicide attempt that just does not go as planned. All the negative energy created to try to end a life is directed in a more positive way to add meaning to an already existing life. The poem “Rsum” tries to make the reader realize this point. Death may truly be one of the most used themes in English poetry of the past and present. Moreover, death in poetic work is revealed through negative and positive views on life. Although some positive outcomes can be learned as a reader or a speaker of the poem, death in a poetic piece is usually symbolized as a negative approach to one’s life. “Richard Cory” and “Rsum” are but just two poems that help us to realize that suicide is a very negative way to end life. Even though one may not agree killing his or her self is an overall positive decision, it is more frequently happening today. Until people can learn to solve their own problems reasonably, the suicide rate will continue to rise. ...
