Fame and Friendship

●  Poem : Fame and Friendship 

Fame is a food that dead men eat,—

I have no stomach for such meat.

In little light and narrow room,

They eat it in the silent tomb,

With no kind voice of comrade near

To bid the feaster be of cheer.

But Friendship is a nobler thing,—

Of Friendship it is good to sing.

For truly, when a man shall end,

He lives in memory of his friend,

Who doth his better part recall

And of his fault make funeral.

● Analysis of the poem: 

This  poem written by Henry Austin Dobson. He was an English poet and essayist. 

       In this poem has two stanzas. The basic theme of the poem is Fame and Friendship . So Here poet talks about the importance of Friendship. Also about Fame that it is immortal thing .Through this poem he wants to convey that Friendship is better than Fame. Fame is immortal and temporary but Friendship is mortal .it will never died. This poem is talks  about the difference between Fame and Friendship in the two stanzas. If we compare the first stanza with second it shown the reality of life. 

  In the first stanza poet talks the Fame. 

" Fame is a food that dead men eat,—

I have no stomach for such meat.

In the above lines the poet speaks about the fame that it's like a food that everyone wants to eat in their life. But he not interested in such a thing like Fame. It is  like a food that dead men eat. So poet compare Fame with dead men food. Because one day fame also died with the person. So Death is the worst enemy of Fame.

In the second stanza talks about Friendship. 

But Friendship is a nobler thing,—

Of Friendship it is good to sing.

In this Friendship is nobler thing in the world. It connects one person to another.  In Friendship person share so many ideas, thoughts, emotion. It is like a bridge that connects one person to other. At the end men will be die but their sweet memories always live in the heart of person through recalling the experience of past through it the sweet memories of Friends always lives. Through this their Friendship always live. It never died. It becomes mortal. It considers as the nobler thing because it proves the healthy relationship and caring for others. One day friend will be die but Sweet memories of his or her remaining forever alive with us.  

      So Friendship is better than Fame. Living in memories of Friend is better than living alone in the grave. Remembrance is the true reward for Friendship.