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Of The Coming of John


his day by approach the issues head on with vital solutions, in order to obtaining those dreams.

"Of the Coming of John" represents the significance of enjoying the life that needs to be learned; Du Bois has shown the reader no matter what one needs, to never be ashamed of where you came from - but where you choose to go.

Life is truly a journey

In the last section of Du Bois essay, he poetically displays the enjoyment of the journey towards the end of his essay:

"He leaned back and smiled toward the sea, whence rose the strange melody, away from the dark shadows where lay the noise of horses galloping, galloping on. With an effort he roused himself, bent forward, and looked steadily down the pathway - "

"Freudig geführt, ziehet dahin."

Amid the trees in the dim morning twilight he watched their shadows dancing and heard their horses thundering toward him, until at last they came sweeping like a storm, and he saw in front that haggard white-haired man, whose eyes flashed red with fury. Oh, how he pitied him,-pitied him,-and wondered if he had the coiling twisted rope. Then, as the storm burst round him, he rose slowly to his feet and turned his closed eyes toward the Sea. And the world whistled in his ears."


If you wish to read the complete essay please go the following site; http://www.bartleby.com/114/13.html

Please Bois forward to the next review essay of W.E.B. Du Bois' influential collection; Of the Sorrow Songs and will be published on August 24, 2004.


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