Author's Note: This piece is a theme piece on the poem Big Yellow Taxi. I am working on the introduction and I am trying to add quotes into the piece as well.
How would you feel if you lost everything? If everything you owned was just gone, just like that? Would that make you appreciate what you had a lot more than you probably do now? In my opinion, no one really knows or appreciates what they have, until it is gone.
First of all, the poem is about how "You don't know what you've got, till it's gone." A quote from Big Yellow Taxi. Say you have this great life, but maybe you don't appreciate it as much as you probably should. Then when it is all taken away, and once you have nothing you probably realize how great your life really was.
However, this isn't about someone's life, but how nature is being taking away and man is taking over. Paradise in the poem is nature and the parking lot refers to people taking paradise away. The poem talks about how the people are cutting down so much of nature, that it is rare to see a tree. The author is saying how no one really notices how beautiful nature is, until it's been taken away.
Of course, the theme of this piece was "You don't know what you've got, till it's gone." That really reminds me of the movie It's a Wonderful Life. In the movie, George Bailey (the protagonist) has some bad things going on in his life and wishes that he was never born. An angel then shows him what life would be like if he was never born. After seeing life without him, he then realizes what he had, and how great his life truly was. He sees he has really made a difference in the world, and is grateful for all his friends and family!
In conclusion, I think people should appreciate what they have, instead of just wanting more. Most likely you have more than you think. Just think how would your life be if you lost everything. Remember "You don't know what you've got, till it's gone."
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