Politics By William Butler Yeats Analysis - 1228 Words

Women have been in a constant war with themselves and society since the dawn of Adam and Eve. Adam, being the man, is seen as unmistakable and only slightly less perfect than an angel. Eve, on the other hand, is the beginning of all sin and death in the world. To no one s surprise, women still face titles as degrading as Eve’s in this day and age. â€Å"Politics† by William Butler Yeats is a poem about this constant raging war women face. Yeats cleverly tells a story about a man and a girl to send a message to all women that they are more than what society makes them out to be using politics. The oppression women face is rarely talked about, and if it is, it is largely ignored. Yeats was able to convey his message without being ignored by†¦show more content†¦However, this is not to say that Yeats has created a narrator that wishes to control women. The girl is related to â€Å"Roman...Russian...Spanish politics† (Yeats). This comparison is anything but random. These three nations during the time period of the poem were fascist and controlling countries that were willing to do whatever it takes to obtain what it is they desire. This relationship between the obtainer and the obtained is the same in society. Society has taught men that they must be the obtainers and do whatever it takes to obtain control of women, even if that means complete degradation. The girl in the poem represents freedom in a man’s war; she is presented as the prize. Women are given value and a title of importance only when associated with men. Women are able to provide freedom, yet they are unable to free themselves from their own oppression because of the intensity of it. Talking about politics is easy, talking about an issue that crushes souls and prevents an entire sex from pursuing their dreams is hard. â€Å"Politics† by Yeats had the power to make this issue a household talk. Nor women, men, or society are oblivious to the oppression women. Yet â€Å"here’s a traveled man that knows† (Yeats). In the poem, society is given the pronoun â€Å"he† to magnify the influence and power that men withhold over women in society. The exclusion of women in society exemplifies their oppression. TheShow MoreRelatedEssay The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats2147 Words   |  9 PagesThe Life and Work of William Butler Yeats Born in Dublin in the year 1865, William Butler Yeats would go on to become universally recognized by his peers as the greatest poet of this century writing in the English language. This recognition would come as early as 1828, a decade before his death with the publication of arguably his finest volume, The Tower (Fraser, 207). The son of one time attorney and later well known painter John Butler Yeats, W.B. 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