" The Door " by Miroslav Holub shows me that change can be confronting. The door in the poem is used as a metaphoric barrier and made me remininisce of times when I have faced a shut door and had to decide whether or not to open it. It made me realise that it is usually the fear of the unknown which makes me hesitate or sometimes not even open the metaphorical door. The gentle and persistent urging " Go and open the door " reinforces that a change is confronting, that many people have trouble embracing a change but sometimes need coaxing into it. The repeated " maybe " and " as if " is used to try to comfort

" Young Grow Old " by Creed emphasises to me that change can be embraced or resisted.The constant metaphor of the boy and man fighting shows that he is resisting to the change of growing older. "Take a look now the boy is weakened, take a bow and the boy is defeated". This quote shows that there was a stiff resistance put up by the man but also reinforces that change is inevitable as the boy is eventually defeated. If you resist change the consequence is that it will take you longer to adjust.It will not take longer for the change to occur. The fact that this is a rock song also shows a resistance to aging. Rock music is associated with youth and this is his way of telling everyone that he is still young and is far from mellowing out. " Embodied youth was his distinction, now inhibitions in demand." This tells me that he always took pride in the fact that he was young or at least resembled a young man. It implies that he feared growing old. This was driven by his "fear of weakness". He revelled in his strength as a youth. He did eventually have to accept that he was aging as the signs were too clear to ignore. This would have allowed him to adjust to the change and see that being old is not "a disease" it is a stage of life.

people into the change. People's curiosity is raised and the soft words " maybe " and " as if " make them feel l

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