At first instinct it seems to be easy to be able to deal and more on from a passing of a loved one; however, allowing yourself to never forget about it comes with consequences. The novels The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, The Gathering by Anne Enright, and the short story “Was It a Dream” by Marjorie Laurie are all connected by a similar theme of relevance of their relationship, the guilt of their loss, and the ending result of hoe they overcome it. As a development, the works all prove how moving on from the death of a loved one is hard to overcome.
Moving on from the death of a loved one is associated with the relevance of their relationship. In The Poisonwood Bible Kingsolver proves this significance belief to be …show more content…
Orleanna wonders if Ruth may is still a part of her or if she’s just another girl to her now. This is also shown in The Gathering when she is unable to move on from the past of her brother’s death she states “I think you know everything at eight. But it is hidden from you, sealed up, in a way you have to cut yourself open to find” (Enright 26). This shows that Veronica felt she was able to do something about the death of Liam but didn’t succeed because of the fact she was young. This issue was blamed upon her age because she may not have felt strong enough to empower the rape act that was took upon by her mom’s friend towards Liam. Like in The Poisonwood Bible they both felt empowered by some being the luck of a man. Although, they both felt the need of enforcing something with the issue that was happening they were both scared to do something. Lastly in “Was It a Dream?” The guy goes into the graveyard to spend the night on her tombstone, “She is there below. I sobbed with my forehead on the ground, and I stopped there for a long time” (Laurie 151) he had dealt with her death by proceeding to stay with her at her grave stone to accumulate the loss of his love. All three novels placed in the guilt of a loss associated with the death of a loved
Moving on from the death of a loved one is associated with the relevance of their relationship. In The Poisonwood Bible Kingsolver proves this significance belief to be …show more content…
Orleanna wonders if Ruth may is still a part of her or if she’s just another girl to her now. This is also shown in The Gathering when she is unable to move on from the past of her brother’s death she states “I think you know everything at eight. But it is hidden from you, sealed up, in a way you have to cut yourself open to find” (Enright 26). This shows that Veronica felt she was able to do something about the death of Liam but didn’t succeed because of the fact she was young. This issue was blamed upon her age because she may not have felt strong enough to empower the rape act that was took upon by her mom’s friend towards Liam. Like in The Poisonwood Bible they both felt empowered by some being the luck of a man. Although, they both felt the need of enforcing something with the issue that was happening they were both scared to do something. Lastly in “Was It a Dream?” The guy goes into the graveyard to spend the night on her tombstone, “She is there below. I sobbed with my forehead on the ground, and I stopped there for a long time” (Laurie 151) he had dealt with her death by proceeding to stay with her at her grave stone to accumulate the loss of his love. All three novels placed in the guilt of a loss associated with the death of a loved