The Door -Analysis

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The Door -Analysis Miroslav Holub's poem, "The Door", is a piece designed to provoke the reader into finding the courage to take a fresh look at his or her life. Holub effectively puts forward this message through usage of metaphors, symbolism and images. The "Door" itself is a metaphor for the barrier that stops a person from seeing "what's out there" in life, or, in a more internal sense, what is inside your heart. It …

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…is never a void in ones life. However small, there is always something/someone there. The Door allows you to get out and experience new things. The poem suggests that whether or not change occurs, it depends on the person. Change is an internal process in the poem. It suggests that life is full of risks, but if you don't take any, you wont experience new things and your perspective on life will not change.