A Man Out of His Time

In the poem, "Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson, the subject expresses a depressing emotion and that he hates his life. He mentions that he wishes that he would have never been born. This makes me, as a person sad, because I believe that every person should follow his dreams and make the most of their life. It is simply disheartening to hear how Miniver didn't accomplish what he wanted to. However, to make up for this depression that he has fallen into, he creates a fantasy. This fantasy being that he wishes he lived in Medieval times. He loathes and hates the present that he lives in and refers to many historical figures and dreams of being associated with them. I believe that this is good for him, it provides for him an alternate world to live in. However on the down side, it is not reality and dreaming of this fantasy could be doing the opposite of what he tries to do in the first place. It could be giving him more depression because the more he thinks about it, the more he realizes that he can't live in it. At the end of the poem, he realizes this and abandons the false reality and resorts back to drinking implying that he has done a lot of drinking before. In the end, if there is a lesson to learn from this poem, it is to make the most of your life and pursue your dreams before it is too late because its better to work hard to do what you like than to stand idly by and feel depressed about your life.