Je Suis Comme Je Suis

The poem Je Suis Comme Je suis by Jacques Prévert, the poet writes a story of one who sees themself as they are, “I Am As I Am” the title translates too. This poem says to the reader, this is who I am, you can’t change me, you can’t expect me to be a way that I am not. “Je suis comme je suis, Je suis faite comme ça, Que voulez-vous de plus, Que voulez-vous de moi,” Prévert writes, which translates in english to, “I am as I am, I’m made that way, what else do you exspect, what do you expect of me” (Prévert, Line 9-12). This line shows that expectation of someone else, and the acceptance that person has of who they are, but the poem grows to be about more than that as one reads. The line “Je suis faite pour plaire,” which translates to “I’m made to please” (Prévert, Line 13), has always sticked out to me. This line says so much in just a couple words, that someone can believe that there self worth is only made to please someone else, that they cannot change that. The poem goes deeper talking about love, and that purpose to please, I believe this a valuable concept to consider. That sometimes in life we only see ourselves through one perspective, but the important idea to gain from this work is that you can make change in your life, and you can do more, you are not just meant to please, your meant to live.

Je Suis Comme Je Suis by Jacques Prévert