“What would it mean if we would never die?”
was a question asked by Natalie Babbitt. In Tuck Everlasting she answers this question through three of the main characters Angus (Tuck), Mae and Miles. All of these characters are sad and miserable knowing that they will not be able to die like everybody else.
The question “What would it mean if we would never die?” really struck Angus for he was a man whom had lived a long life. In chapter 20 Winnie realized how tragic Tuck situation was. It seemed like Tuck felt he was trapped in a box and couldn’t be a real person unless he died. In the novel Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt wrote “Tuck almost never smiled except in sleep.”. When Mae, Jesse and Miles bought Winnie back it said that Tuck had smiled for the first time since he had drunken the water. Tuck appeared to be to have felt very happy to see a real person who could die.
Whilst reading the book “What would it mean if we would never die?” was bold when it came to Mae. When Mae hit the Man …show more content…
Winnie thought about this peril to the frogs, and sighed. "It'd be nice," she said, "if nothing ever had to die."
"Well, now, I don't know," said Miles. "If you think on it, you come to see there'd be so many creatures, including people, we'd all be squeezed in right up next to each other before long."
Winnie squinted at her fishing line and tried to picture a teeming world. "Mmm," she said, "yes, I guess you're right." (17.18-20)
Living forever isn't quite as glamorous when you think about how crowded it would be. This is just one small example, but it makes Winnie (and us) realize that immortality would have its downsides.
This book made it very clear that dying was a good thing that all people would want to happen even thought it seems
was a question asked by Natalie Babbitt. In Tuck Everlasting she answers this question through three of the main characters Angus (Tuck), Mae and Miles. All of these characters are sad and miserable knowing that they will not be able to die like everybody else.
The question “What would it mean if we would never die?” really struck Angus for he was a man whom had lived a long life. In chapter 20 Winnie realized how tragic Tuck situation was. It seemed like Tuck felt he was trapped in a box and couldn’t be a real person unless he died. In the novel Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt wrote “Tuck almost never smiled except in sleep.”. When Mae, Jesse and Miles bought Winnie back it said that Tuck had smiled for the first time since he had drunken the water. Tuck appeared to be to have felt very happy to see a real person who could die.
Whilst reading the book “What would it mean if we would never die?” was bold when it came to Mae. When Mae hit the Man …show more content…
Winnie thought about this peril to the frogs, and sighed. "It'd be nice," she said, "if nothing ever had to die."
"Well, now, I don't know," said Miles. "If you think on it, you come to see there'd be so many creatures, including people, we'd all be squeezed in right up next to each other before long."
Winnie squinted at her fishing line and tried to picture a teeming world. "Mmm," she said, "yes, I guess you're right." (17.18-20)
Living forever isn't quite as glamorous when you think about how crowded it would be. This is just one small example, but it makes Winnie (and us) realize that immortality would have its downsides.
This book made it very clear that dying was a good thing that all people would want to happen even thought it seems