Theme of Death/Death Essay

Death is inevitable; it is certainly true that on one is leaving this life alive. In “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner, death pervades throughout the story. Faulkner tells the life story of an elderly woman from the town of Jefferson. Emily Grierson, the story’s main character, had a very rough life filled with the death of loved ones, mental illness, loneliness, and her misconceptions of love; all of which left her feeling empty. Throughout Emily Grierson’s life, her father kept her from…

Death is something that, no matter what works any human does to prevent, will inevitably happen to everyone, but is death something that just happens without a care or is death a tragedy that causes much mourning a grief? Even though we all will perish, death is very tragic and causes much pain to people. Gwen Bristow uses death in her novel Celia Garth, and shows the pain and sorrow that comes with death by showing it through the reactions and events of the characters in the novel. Death can be…

In Markus Zusak's’ “The Book Thief”, he makes Death the narrator. Yes, death takes your loved ones away from you, but Death is not all bad, he has compassion too. “The Book Thief” takes place in Nazi, Germany, while a young girls brother dies, and her parents go missing, and is forced to live in a foster home. Death displays his compassion by showing how attentive he is to Liesel, how his job impacts him, and his obsession with colors. Death assembled Liesel’s fearless encounters, to share with…

George RR Martin's, A Game of Thrones, touches on the fear of death. However, unlike the book series people have not always been able to simply tell death "not today," and have a talented swordsman defend their life. In fact, from Everyman to modern day texts death is constantly studied. Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," shifts between a seemingly political poem to a in depth exploration of the concept of death. In a staunchly economically divided country, Gray pushes…

why I didn’t like it, but the most prominent reason would be because Steinbeck had a tendency to treat death in a nonchalant way. But as I read on, I discovered his true motive. He didn’t write passively about death for the sake of being rude. He had a reason. He wanted to convey how flippant and careless people are when it comes to important matters like life. One instance of how he uses death to elucidate the fragility of life can be seen in the events that caused a suicide of a character…

The life and death of Peyton Farquhar is portrayed in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce. Through the use of compelling storytelling and vivid imagery, Ambrose Bierce takes the reader on an adventure like no other. Beginning moments before his death, Peyton Farquhar recalled his life, fantasized about escape, and unfortunately greeted death at the bitter end. The story began with Peyton Farquhar awaiting his execution. He viewed his surroundings and commented on the private…

Death is peaceful, death is calm, death is not hurried. A majority of people perceive death as a painful experience that causes grief and misery, but is it possible that these accusations could be wrong? Emily Dickinson, the author of “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, challenges the average thought behind the presence of death which is shown through her poem. Dickinson’s mysterious writing method, often called upon as perplexing, is formed through her secluded lifestyle, fascination with…

Most people use sarcasm on a day to day basis. These people usually use sarcasm to portray something that is obvious or to seem funny. However, what they do not realize is that sarcasm is a simpler form of lying. Lying is just one of the themes in the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Miller demonstrates this by how Willy lies in order to appear that he is successful, that he is adored by many, and about his oldest child`s accomplishments. In these ways, Miller uses Willy to illustrate…

In his novel Thinks… David Lodge addresses topics of religion, faith and death by examining the main characters’, Helen and Ralph’s, differing views on the subjects. Helen, though having had a Catholic upbringing, is not a firm believer in Christianity, yet she still wants to hold onto her beliefs in afterlife and dualism between soul and body. In contrast, Ralph sees such beliefs simply as a way to cope with the fear of death and he scorns Helen’s faith in ”immortal souls”, arguing that human…

Death is an end. Death is a final note in a song, or a final sentence in a book. Most people fear death and cannot come to terms with what death really is. If a book had no ending would any one read it? Without death there is no tale and there is no importance in the life that people live. Death gives meaning to the world around us and it need not be feared as much as people believe. If time were not relevant to a life, that life would not hold the same meaning as a life that has an ending. In…