1. I will be analysing a poem and a song that use a similar structure to portray the theme of death. Death is nothing at all by Henry Scott-Holland written in 1910 and I will follow you into the dark by death cab for cutie written in 2005.
2. “Death is nothing at all” is a poem often read at funerals. The author, Henry Scott-Holland, delivered it as a sermon in 1910. Scott-Holland’s “Death is nothing at All” objects the perception of a sorrowful death through voicing each the beliefs and emotions that won't shift after a loss has occurred.
Gibbered from ‘Death Cab for Cutie’ was yet to lose anyone special in his life. Growing older led him to obsess over death and the afterlife. He composed “I will follow you into the dark” to cope with his problems focusing on life and what comes afterwards.
3. The subject matter of both texts is a first person point of view a lover who’s faced with the concept of death. However, they differ in …show more content…
Even though both texts overall theme is love and death both texts portray death differently. Gibbered characterises death as a plausible afterlife they may or may not exist but either way, he believes the love for his wife much like Holland’s character will transcend death even after he has passed. The theme of love nevertheless is portrayed differently yet still manages to convey the same emotions to the reader. Gibbered sees love as a sorrowful thing that must be battled with hope so that love will continue on after death "You and I have seen everything to see....And the soles of your shoes are all worn down." They have experienced the world and there is no exceeding this plateau in this world so they can hope for a peaceful afterlife. Whereas, Holland s death as contentedness and solemness that much like Gibbered transcends death through memories and emotions. Despite the opposing depictions of death, the reader feels both empathetic and hopeful after reading both texts as death is a universal concept that everyone has dealt
2. “Death is nothing at all” is a poem often read at funerals. The author, Henry Scott-Holland, delivered it as a sermon in 1910. Scott-Holland’s “Death is nothing at All” objects the perception of a sorrowful death through voicing each the beliefs and emotions that won't shift after a loss has occurred.
Gibbered from ‘Death Cab for Cutie’ was yet to lose anyone special in his life. Growing older led him to obsess over death and the afterlife. He composed “I will follow you into the dark” to cope with his problems focusing on life and what comes afterwards.
3. The subject matter of both texts is a first person point of view a lover who’s faced with the concept of death. However, they differ in …show more content…
Even though both texts overall theme is love and death both texts portray death differently. Gibbered characterises death as a plausible afterlife they may or may not exist but either way, he believes the love for his wife much like Holland’s character will transcend death even after he has passed. The theme of love nevertheless is portrayed differently yet still manages to convey the same emotions to the reader. Gibbered sees love as a sorrowful thing that must be battled with hope so that love will continue on after death "You and I have seen everything to see....And the soles of your shoes are all worn down." They have experienced the world and there is no exceeding this plateau in this world so they can hope for a peaceful afterlife. Whereas, Holland s death as contentedness and solemness that much like Gibbered transcends death through memories and emotions. Despite the opposing depictions of death, the reader feels both empathetic and hopeful after reading both texts as death is a universal concept that everyone has dealt