# Calling Dreams explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Georgia Douglas Johnson.

## What happens

The narrator asserts their right to pursue their dreams, demanding this from life itself and refusing to let fate or obstacles hinder their progress. After a long period of struggle and stagnation, they rise and stride forward into a new beginning.

## Themes in this chapter

### Hope and Vision for the Future

The narrator's demand for the right to achieve dreams and their determined stride into the morning-break embody a forward-looking hope.

### Suffering and Resilience

The narrator references a long period of beating their heart against the ground, yet they rise and wake, showing resilience after suffering.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The speaker who demands the right to achieve their dreams and declares their awakening.

### Life

Addressed as the entity from whom the narrator demands the right to make dreams come true.

## Key lines

> The right to make my dreams come true I ask, nay, I demand of life

I am not merely asking, but demanding from life the right to fulfill my dreams.

_Shows the narrator's assertive and unyielding stance toward achieving their aspirations._

> Too long my heart against the ground Has beat the dusty years around, And now, at length, I rise, I wake! And stride into the morning-break!

After many years of feeling beaten down and stagnant, I finally awaken and move forward into a new day.

_Highlights a transition from prolonged despair to renewed action and hope._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_9_se/chapters/calling-dreams
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_9_se
- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_9_se/chapters