Argumentative Essay On Death Is Inevitable

Death is inevitable. Every life has a story, and in most cases, the conclusion is death. Some special people live a life where their story continues to be told and in a way they continue to live on while dead. When you die you always leave something behind. Some people leave a loved one, most people leave family, and everyone leaves a trail. There are many different ways death occurs. An individual could die of old age, naturally in their sleep, in a traumatic accident, suicide, disease, unfortunately within combat of war, and many other ways. We all have encountered someone dying at some point in our lives and even though we know it is bound to happen with each individual, it still hits us with disbelief and a strong coming of emotions. Each …show more content…
One will always have strong connections outside of a significant other whether it is a family member, childhood friend or coworker, but losing the person you were meant to spend 70 years with will cause your heart to sink to your stomach. No matter the relationship it will always hit you with a strong sense of emotion. Auden did a great job giving a true visual of the events and emotions that can occur after losing a loved one in his poem “Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.” Auden uses the lines, “He was my North, my South, my East and West, / My working week and my Sunday rest,”(Auden 9-10). In these lines he clearly states that this person he lost was his lover, he was his everything in the world and if there was a way that they could not be together then the world should not exist at all. Directions like the compass give us a sense of guidance and with Auden using the four directions he gives this the symbol that this person is who made him who he is today. There was no going anywhere unless he was by his side (Genius). Obviously losing your soul mate will be devastating, but there will never be a point in life when you know death is just going to happen and it will not be just another day in our lives passing by. Auden also uses the line, “I though that love would last for ever: I was wrong” (Auden 12). These are strong words and emotions coming from Auden. Again, death will always be …show more content…
Not every one knows what you could be going through every day of your life. You have a terminal disease and your walking down the street and other people look at you as just another person, maybe not even noticing you. Auden felt like the world should have just stopped and comforted him in his time of weeping. He explains with the lines, “Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,” (Auden 3) and he continues on with, “Let traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves” (Auden 8). When we lose someone special in our lives we stop everything were doing and there is no intention to continue on with our lives until we get that empty feeling out of our stomach. Auden felt that with the loss of his special partner the world should have just taken a break from what they were doing and just pay their respects. This is how hard death can affect you and your emotions. The black cotton gloves are a sign for respect and mourning. We see policemen as leaders of our community. Just as the government orders flags at half-mast for special deaths, police have the same power to commence a movement; in this case, showing the community there was an event that needs to be noticed. He also writes, “Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead / scribbling in the sky the message He Is Dead,” representing that the world needs to see and understand Auden’s current situation an emotion. The plane moaning sound is