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Comment 5 of 15, added on April 17th, 2005 at 10:43 PM.
I think it is that we all know that we dont need to conform to society.
Just because someone puts themselves on a petti-stool does not mean we have
to look up to them.
Elizabeth from United States
Comment 4 of 15, added on December 20th, 2004 at 3:56 PM.
I have had a great affinity for this poem since I first discovered it in my
11th grade year. The dialogue between Crane and "a man" seemed to resemble
many a conversations I encountered with countless "figures of authority" of
the time. Today I reply with a quote from Emerson: "Nothing is at last
sacred but the integrity of your own mind." I believe that, although one
may let others influence his ideas(human nature), it is ultimately his own
doings that will manifest his destiny.
Anthony from United States
Comment 3 of 15, added on November 6th, 2004 at 6:36 PM.
I have loved this poem since I was very young. It is short yet says it
all! I thought about this poem often as I had to listen to many
closed-minded people during the long months leading up to this last
election, and it definitely helped to calm me down! I think some people
don't understand this poem because they don't realize how insulting it was
(at the time it was written) to call someone a toad!
Jeanne from United States
Comment 2 of 15, added on October 15th, 2004 at 10:49 AM.
That is the way that I felt about "Think as I think" when I first read it.
I am glad others share my sentiment.
Anthony from United States
Comment 1 of 15, added on August 29th, 2004 at 4:19 PM.
This has been one of my favorite short poems since I first stumbled upon it
years ago. It is simple yet profound. The speaker would rather be
abominable, would rather be a lowly toad, than give up the right to think
for himself. It is a brief tribute to the importance of free thought, of
being yourself, of being unique. I, too, would rather be a toad.
Lisa from United States
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I think it is that we all know that we dont need to conform to society.
Just because someone puts themselves on a petti-stool does not mean we have
to look up to them.
Elizabeth from United States