This chapter's epigraph comes from a famous poem by the English poet William Butler Yeats. In the poem, he says, "I am not a poet, I am a boxer." In other words, he is saying that he is not really a poet at all, but rather a boxer. In this passage, we learn that in a boxing match, if a boxer collapses or is knocked down, his opponent will automatically win. However, if the boxer can still stand, he will continue to fight. This
This chapter's epigraph comes from a famous poem by the English poet William Butler Yeats. In the poem, he says, "I am not a poet, I am a boxer." In other words, he is saying that he is not really a poet at all, but rather a boxer. In this passage, we learn that in a boxing match, if a boxer collapses or is knocked down, his opponent will automatically win. However, if the boxer can still stand, he will continue to fight. This