Go North, South, East, and West, Young Man
Go North, South, East, and West, Young Man - meaning Summary
Directions and Idle Choices
The short poem sketches three men and three choices: two set off in opposite directions while a third, Fred, remains in bed. The contrast is comic and economical, turning a proverb-like injunction about going "north, south, east, and west" into a punchline about idleness. It lightly satirizes expectations of movement or ambition by celebrating (or mocking) one character’s refusal to participate in the journey.
Read Complete AnalysesDrake is going west, lads So Tom is going East But tiny Fred Just lies in bed, The lazy little beast.
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