Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood is about the simplicity of life, emphasizing the importance of "every cobblestone, donkey [and] goose"; we should rejoice in the simple aspects of life that ultimately make it so wonderful. There are many characters in the play who would try to hide from reality behind their "germ-free blinds" and "sealed windows", consuming themselves with vapid activities that do not bring the joy of "spring sunshine" into their life. lives. Thomas treats these characters with humor, subtly suggesting where his sympathies lie; with these characters who delight in “love” and the little aspects of life that make it all the more worth living. From the early stages of the play, the audience is invited into the “great seas” of Captain Cat’s “dreams” where “the long drowned man snuggles close.” The humorous banter between the "dead" that follows is used by Thomas to emphasize how important it is to appreciate the simple, everyday things in life that might otherwise be taken for granted. As their jokes become more and more frantic, they turn to topics that, to a living person, may seem unimportant; the “coconuts and shawls and parrots”, the “rum and lava bread” and the music of the “concertinas”. The continued presence of these topics in the "drowned" conversation, however, brings a sense of pathos to the scene, reminding the audience that the time in which such simple and ultimately important aspects of life are very limited. The character of Captain Cat is treated with sympathy by Thomas, his conversations with the dead reminding us both of the immanence of death and the importance of not being afraid of it. Captain Cat savors life, surrounding himself with the things he loves, shown in his "shells, shit...... middle of paper...... t names and sleep" until it dies without any trace of satire. found in the descriptions of these characters who take these aspects of life for granted. The audience therefore has the impression that such a life, although simple, possesses more joy than a life which dismisses such simplicity. Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, although riddled with characters who take the simple but wonderful aspects of life for granted. , is imbued with a joy spread by these characters who do the opposite. Captain Cat is unafraid of the end of his life, conversing with the "long-drowned" in his dreams every night, and Mog Edwards looks forward to both his relationship with Myfanwy Price and that of his "company ". These characters who hide in the “darkness” of such a simple reality are only doing themselves an injustice, with Thomas implying that we must celebrate life in all its joyful simplicity..