Poetry #1

1. This commercial comes from the poem "The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski.

2. The use of this poem is ironic because its saying to be independent and live "your life" how you want it and not submit to things others are involved in, yet they want you to buy their jeans just like the people wearing them in the commercial.

3. Yes, the poem does reflect the reputation of the author. Charles Bukowski used his poetry to depict the corrupted urban life and oppressed society. He uses his poetry to speak to individuals. In this particular poem he tells the individual to remain hopeful and so what they want in their own life.

4. I found the answers for #1 and #3 on Google of course. I typed in part of the commercial and the poem popped up. For question 3, I typed in Charles Bukowski and found some information on his life and poetry.