Response To The Poem: An Analysis Of 'Shoplifting'

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Life is bursting with temptation everywhere and based on peer pressure, if you can’t get something you want you rather find another way to get it. Individuals of the community rather act out of action without thinking about it first, which can lead them to the severe consequences of their actions. Then you later think what I did was wrong, I could have prohibited that by doing it differently. Afterward, you feel a great deal of emotions running through your mind; encumbrance, sorrow, and helplessness. These reactions cause you to overthink and make you feel compunction than you already feel. At first you feel calm and assumed you can get away with it, but unfortunately it landed you nowhere but deeper in the grave. Even in its effects in “Shoplifting” …show more content…

There are other poetry such as traditional poetry that are romantic and soothing is poems that I adore. The sensation of love brings me happiness and the desire to be a better person to others. This universe is occupied with lovely people who spread their adoration with everybody around them, increasing the happiness in everybody’s mood. If you live with misery and repentance, then it’ll be embedded in you for the rest of your life until you’ll never be able to find your happiness. This poem is spoken in second person point in view, this certain person is telling his/her readers to do the virtuous thing so you won’t have to face consequences. He/she also shows the guilt you feel for committing a debauched crime, could be a lesson learn from the individual. This poem contains 3 stanzas, it’s not a sonnet, and it’s literal. This poem don’t have a pattern of rhyming, so everything is unswerving and could easily …show more content…

The characters are the young individual who got in trouble, dressed down, wearing casual clothes. Another character is the manager, dressed in their uniforms, a very stern face, have a radio to communicate with their employees. There are conflicts that occur, such as the man against machine, which could be the young individual who have the misfortune of getting a job based on their background. Another problematic situation is the individual against the manager of the store, the person stole 3 items and had an altercation with the manager of taking their products without paying for it. The last problem is man against himself, the individual struggles with himself of making bad decisions in life. After this person purloined from the store, they sat there scared out of their mind. The officer left to go into the store, they sit there quietly thinking why steal a film, they don’t even own a camera. So after they made bad decisions that’s when they think there’s no point of stealing it, and it’s villainous of committing a crime such as shoplifting. The symbolism in this poem contains many, for instance, the film could represent people can take control of their lives and can change it around to do better. Another symbolism is the two snicker bars represent the hunger this person felt, probably lived in a poor neighborhood. Their reactions could represent

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