Be Drunk...but on what? -Baudelaire

For those who happen to stumble across this blog, as well as those who purposefully are viewing this blog, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jonathon Wixom. Those that know me call me Jon, those that do not know me tend to not call me anything.
The purpose for this blog is to give my views on specific topics from my Humanities class. If this catches your interest, feel free to read on. If you do not care about this, then feel free to either develop an interest in this subject, or leave this blog.
Now, to the actual point of the blog…
In the poem called “Be Drunk” by Charles Baudelaire, the writer petitions the reader to find something that they can, as the title suggests, get drunk on. The poem does not mean, in my opinion, to be drunk as a person would be from consuming too much alcohol. I believe that by “drunk,” Baudelaire meant find something that you feel very passionately about, and can use as an escape from the day to day stresses of life, much like some people use alcohol to escape their troubles.
I think that Baudelaire has a very valid point, and I personally think that everyone does have their own way of escaping. I know in my case that I escape the stress of the world by, in a matter of speaking, escaping the world. What I mean to say is…I read books. Preferably ones that are Science Fiction or Fantasy based.
By doing this, I am able to momentarily escape from the pressures and troubles that the life of a college student seems to be full of, with due dates for projects and papers. After some time of engaging myself in this well-loved hobby, I am then ready to face life again, more refreshed and motivated than before.
That is what my opinion of Baudelaire’s “Be Drunk” is, and I will stick with it, because reading has kept me sane…so far.
So until next time. Keep your love of the arts strong, and your mind open.



Link to Charles Baudelaire's "Be Drunk":
www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-drunk