Going Down Fighting

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas focuses on the two phrases: "Do not go gentle into that good night" (Thomas, 968) and "Rage, rage against the dying of the light"(Thomas, 968). Each phrase is said four times, so it has major significance. Each phrase is a metaphor stating: never let death take you without a fight. The speaker mentions four images each stating why certain groups of men always fight till their last breath. Wise men fight because they have not discovered incredible truths. Good men fight because they want to make sure that their good deeds are not wasted. Wild men fight because they don't want to stop being wild. Grave men fight because they are happy and don't want to die. These four images were said to inspire the speaker's father to not give up the fight against death. The speaker wants his father to fight fierce so that if he does die, he died while trying to live.