Facing death is a topic that is greatly acknowledged and known about all over the world due to the fact that it relates to all of us. The term facing death is such a wide topic that could be interpreted many ways, it could mean a near death experience, knowing of someone who has passed away, being around when a close family member has passed or even nearing your own demise. There were three essays provided under this topic by the fifth edition of “50 Essays”. I read “To My One Love” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and “My Periodic Table” by Oliver Sacks.
The first essay, “To My One Love” fits under it’s own interpretation category. It is about a young girl who is remembering her one lost love who had recently been killed. A harmless picture of her lost love causes the flashbacks of her love story to be brought forth. Memories of their past immediately flood her thought processes up until she’s remembering the last time she saw him and what took place on the day he was killed. The memories are so detrimental to her that she leaves the building she was previously in and …show more content…
Adichie’s main character faces and deals with the aftermath emotions of the death of her one lost love. The characters emotions are delayed but are unearthed by a picture she sees of him hanging on the wall of a building. Oliver Sacks essay also fits exceptionally well under this topic. He himself is nearing his own demise. He describes his nearing death as “no longer an abstract concept, but a presence-- an all-too-close, not-to-be-denied presence--”. At this point he knows he is nearing his time and he has come to terms of accepting the idea of it.
I believe the first essay, “To My One Love’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was more effective to its own purpose. The purpose being to reflect back on the characters past lives together as a memoir of her love who was killed. This essay fits quite well under the paired cluster topic of “Facing
The first essay, “To My One Love” fits under it’s own interpretation category. It is about a young girl who is remembering her one lost love who had recently been killed. A harmless picture of her lost love causes the flashbacks of her love story to be brought forth. Memories of their past immediately flood her thought processes up until she’s remembering the last time she saw him and what took place on the day he was killed. The memories are so detrimental to her that she leaves the building she was previously in and …show more content…
Adichie’s main character faces and deals with the aftermath emotions of the death of her one lost love. The characters emotions are delayed but are unearthed by a picture she sees of him hanging on the wall of a building. Oliver Sacks essay also fits exceptionally well under this topic. He himself is nearing his own demise. He describes his nearing death as “no longer an abstract concept, but a presence-- an all-too-close, not-to-be-denied presence--”. At this point he knows he is nearing his time and he has come to terms of accepting the idea of it.
I believe the first essay, “To My One Love’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was more effective to its own purpose. The purpose being to reflect back on the characters past lives together as a memoir of her love who was killed. This essay fits quite well under the paired cluster topic of “Facing