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Original poem reprinted online here: "No Man is an Island" by John Donne Originally read: February 21, 2013 More information about the Poet: John Donne I only remember parts of this poem -- the beginning and the end -- "No man is an island," (which was told to me when I wanted to go "solo" in group projects, or outings, or like) and "For whom the bell tolls, / It tolls for thee."  (which was told to me as a reference for Ernest Hemingway's, Whom the Bell Tolls) .   So I thought, how simple.  The poem is about no one is alone in life, and...we are close to death?  What?  Going in to decipher this poem, I tried to apply both aspects to each other.   For example, "No one is an individual, but part of a whole.  By choice of by force?).  As you can see here, I try to add a sinister undertone to the poem so I can justify the death line.  Or let's go in reverse. I note this for the last lines, "The crux of the poem is the last line. ...