Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

In Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas, the use of repetition of lines and many different word choice allowed the author to really convey the emotion toil that he was experiencing. The repetition of lines during the beginning, middle, and end of the play helped to show a deeper connection between all that was said about the various men. The men spoken of allow the author to express that he is not sure which man exactly his father is, but it does show that his father could be one of the various kinds of men and still fight the death up until the end. The use of many paradoxical phrases used throughout the poem reveal just how torn up the author is about the death of his father. He writes the confusion so wonderfully into not just the men that he describes representing those facing death, but also into the story of himself and his father. He mentions that his father is, "There on the sad height,"(16) and the he wishes his father would, "Curse, bless,"(17) him while he is reaching his passing time. These allow the author to reveal how he wants the best for his father while still wishing for him to push on and fight the death before him. He ends with the line about fighting the death before him. This relates back to when he characterized the different types of men. It allows his father to be one of the better men described but oddly leaves the chance that he be one that does give up the fight and accepts the good night gently.