After Lester tries to escape the 11:59 by making a plan, he ends up failing. An old friend, Tip, shows up at his home, and tells him that his time is up. “‘It’s me ol’ partner. Come to remind you that none of us can escape the last ride on the 11:59.’” Tip reminds Lester that nobody can escape the Death Train. The 11:59 symbolizes death in this story. This is because in the story characters refer to it as the Death Train. Tip saying that nobody can escape the 11:59 is symbolizing that nobody can escape death. If nobody is being able to escape death, that means that nobody can escape the inevitable. This is because death is one in many examples of something inevitable. Tip is really saying that no matter how hard someone tries, no one can escape the inevitable. Although characters is one of the parts of a story that help reveal the theme of a story, plot can help determine theme
After Lester tries to escape the 11:59 by making a plan, he ends up failing. An old friend, Tip, shows up at his home, and tells him that his time is up. “‘It’s me ol’ partner. Come to remind you that none of us can escape the last ride on the 11:59.’” Tip reminds Lester that nobody can escape the Death Train. The 11:59 symbolizes death in this story. This is because in the story characters refer to it as the Death Train. Tip saying that nobody can escape the 11:59 is symbolizing that nobody can escape death. If nobody is being able to escape death, that means that nobody can escape the inevitable. This is because death is one in many examples of something inevitable. Tip is really saying that no matter how hard someone tries, no one can escape the inevitable. Although characters is one of the parts of a story that help reveal the theme of a story, plot can help determine theme