Fame is a fickle food-Emily Dickinson

Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate Whose table once a Guest but not The second time is set. Whose crumbs the crows inspect And with ironic caw Flap past it to the Farmer's Corn – Men eat of it and die. (Laura) In Emily Dickinson's poem "Fame is a Fickle Food" once again the theme eventually is summed up by death. When trying to reach fame, a person will go to wild extremes simply to be noticed. The start of the poem symbolizes a person receving say, fifteen minutes of fame only to soon be dissapointed that the next time around that their minutes are up and the spot light is no longer focused to them. If you are trying to live the lifestyle of the famous you may die trying only being mocked along your travels by critics and peers who have little faith in you and you may never reach your goal. This poem does not necessarily affect me because I am not attention crazed nor out strictly to become famous poasted up on someone's wall as a poster. My expectations in life are more realistic though just like any other human being, of course I have dreams. (Chelsea) In her poem, "Fame is a Fickle Food," Dickinson writes of death by fortune. She relates fame, popularity, riches, etc as a pathway to death. Dickinson views people that live off of fame and popularity as a dyeing fad. Individuals that try so much to be accepted and praised forget the importance of life. Although Dickinson's poem is short, the theme and moral is quite prominant. One month's fad is another months drab, as fashion experts would say. In relation to that, Dickinson develops the idea that Riches and Fame are not the ways to happiness. Maybe at first, yes, but in the long run they only lead to death and misfortune. Im not particulary affected by this poem, but I recognize the idea Dickinson has placed within it. The idea of Fame is still widely dreampt upon. As well as in Dickinson's poem, modern day shows realistics of fame. The "crows" or paparazzi. The temptation brought by such high hopes for people with fame. Tempation of drug usage, depression, general bad ideals. Fame is a neverending rollercoaster of depression and oncoming death. At first Fame doesn't seem so bad, but the realities are worse than what is shown publically.