In the poem “Jamie” by Elizabeth Brewster, Brewster describes the feeling of people being isolated and different from the rest of society. Describing the life of the main character Jamie, who suddenly became deaf at the age of sixteen, the author manages to convey the bitterness and anger of people's loneliness. In the story, Jamie had no friends and lived alone in the woods. This clearly shows that Jamie was alone. He experienced loneliness, bitterness, anger, and social outcast throughout the poem. The character of Jamie could be seen as representing those who no longer have interest and passion in their lives. The poem begins, “When Jamie was sixteen, suddenly he became deaf. There were no more songs, no more voices. This part of the poem illustrates the difference between the normal life of an ordinary teenager and the silent world in which Jamie lives. The age of sixteen is considered a very special age for most teenagers. This is the age when you strive and try to make your dream come true. It is also the most important time to interact with your friends and develop friendships. So when Jamie lost his sense of hearing, he was unable to live a normal teenage life, which made Jamie a bitter person. He felt like he was estranged from society because he could no longer interact with his friends or interact with them. This ultimately resulted in Jamie becoming a social outcast. “He walked stunned by the terrible silence. Knocking with a stick, banging your fingers on doors. When Jamie knocked with a stick and rapped his fingers on the doors, he tried to feel the sound that everyone could hear, but then he noticed that there was only silence surrounding him. "He felt a spell of... middle of paper... freedom in the dream, but in the real world he was still deaf, not very talkative, alone and excluded from society. As he realized the truth, he became furious and cut off the necks of the pine trees. The pines represent the people around Jamie. Jamie wanted to kill them because he thought they were making fun of him, because he is deaf. The last line of the poem shows Jamie's anger and frustration over his deafness. In the poem “Jamie” by Elizabeth Brewster, Brewster expresses the feeling of being isolated from the rest of society. As they became deaf, people experienced bitterness, loneliness, and anger, and eventually became social outcasts as talkative as a stone. But if we have desire and passion for our life, even we are handicapped; we would have a better life. Through the poem “Jamie”, the author also illustrates the importance of having desire for our life.