"Though wise men at their end know dark is right, because their words had forked no lightning they do not go gentle into that good night."
Similar to the previous stanza, the subject of this line also deals with the bold fight against death. Specifically, even though the wisest of people can recognize the natural and unavoidable concept of death, they cannot let themselves fade away so easily. There are few people in this world who are successful in their attempt to permanently make a mark on the earth. The few that are successful, succeed not as a result of their actions, but because of their willingness to succeed. Therefore, the image I chose, which is perhaps one of the most iconic photos in history, shows Rosa Parks sitting on the "white" end of a bus. Even though her life could have possibly been endangered as a result of this action, she decided to "rage" against the force that was pushing her back. Much like the speaker of the poem advises, Parks did not "go gentle" with her life. Instead, she courageously fought until the very end.
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