Lately, I read the poem "count that day lost", which was written by Mary Ann Evans, under the name of the pseudonym George Eliot. In addition, I read the poem "time manager" and background information about the poet's life. As I see it, both of them, helped me understand the(ww.-Eliot's) poem better.
The poet was living in a period of time when society was characterized by huge gaps between classes. Females, poor people and kids were considered the lower classes, and had no rights. As I see it, Mary wanted to make a change in the way people were thinking (at) that time. Therefore, she wrote the poem under a man's name, since she thought this was the only way people would listen to her opinion and be convinced by it.
In addition, the poem "time manager" helped my understanding as well. Both, "time manager", and "count that day lost", are dealing with an issue of how to spend your day wisely. Both poets believe that, time goes by very quickly,(New sentence) however, you need to be organized and know how to manage your time, in order to achieve all of your goals.
To conclude, I would say that the information I have been given changed my understanding of the poem. As I see it,(מיותר) I finally understood why the poet wrote such a poem, as well as the reason behind her decision to take a risk and write in a man's name. I believe, that Mary Ann Evans can teach all of us "a thing or two" about time managing.
This is much better. Well done!
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Daphna
