From the simplicity of its ABAB rhyming sequence, to its absolute brevity, Resumé is testament to Parker’s incomparable wit and mastery over words. Posted in Classics, Featured Poems, Literature, Poetry, Poetry Review Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Resume Dorothy Parker Resume Review Martin Luther King Jr MLK Jr NAACP Poem about Suicide Resume Resume Poetry Review Resume Review Post navigation < Previous Welcome, 2015! She was one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table, an informal literary group. Dorothy Parker's poem 'Resume' deals with the subject matter of suicide. She makes the various means of committing suicide rather mundane than what the actual act would cause thereby making an understatement. ( Log Out / She died of a fatal coronary on the 7th of June, 1967. It’s what you submit when you’re applying for a position in an organization—or when you want to reassure someone of your expertise on a particular topic or subject. Amazing insight you have on this. By the time she was five, she had lost her mother; by age 20, she had also lost her father, a garment manufacturer. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A resumé, simply put, refers to a brief summary of a person’s qualifications, achievements, educational background, etc. In the concluding line 'you might as well live", the poet doesn't word it as 'you should'; there isn't a direct dictation but with the word 'might' she leaves the reader to decide which to chose: life or death. New York: Villard Books, 1988. It is the ironical tone of the dark subject matter that makes this a dark comedy of sorts. The catalog, objectively stated, appears to be a summary of the person’s qualifications or achievements—as the title indicates—as if she were applying for a job. More ideas for you
Dorothy Parker has come home to New York. 'Resume' Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp; Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.
- What are the options for Sri Lanka's foreign policy agenda? The momentary pain or fear caused before suicide is enough to choose between life and death. Having survived four suicide attempts, Parker is more than qualified to discuss the merits and demerits of suicide and its various methods. Looking further in to the title 'Resume', when Parker looks in to her recorded milestones in life, the highlights could be her failed attempts at suicide. Having no heirs, she decided to leave her literary estate to Martin Luther King, Jr., who she had never met, but shared ideals with.
When Dr. King was assassinated a year later, the estate was turned over to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). And then we have the title of the piece: Resumé—note the accent on the letter e. Remove the accent, and we have resume, which means to move on. You might as well live.
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