Bright Star

In John Keats' Bright Star, the speaker compares himself to a bright star. He weighs the pros and cons of this wish, all while personifying the star in question. He wants to be like a star because they are eternal and can see everything. He wants to be forever moving and gazing at the earth, never changing. However, in the final stanzas, he changes his mind. No longer would being a star suit him, for living forever would not be worth it without his beloved. This final thought reminded me greatly of the book Tuck Everlasting. In the book, a boy name Tuck and his family are "blessed" with immortality. However they soon come to find that living forever alone is a worse fate then death. Much like Keats, who admits "Still,still to hear her tender-taken breath, and so live ever - or else swoon to death" (pg 792).