A Happy Death

In Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude, the viewer is introduced to a young adult obsessed with the idea of death. This character, Harold, is seen hanging, drowning, and shooting himself, among other things, all while attending strangers’ funerals in his spare time. At one funeral, Maude, an energetic, elderly woman, introduces herself to Harold, and the two soon become inseparable. Then over a short amount of time, the two fall in love despite the nearly 60 year age difference. During their short time…

darkness surrounding me. The poet canvasses two periods, past and present, and two kinds of memories, childhood and present. The first stanza begins with memories of childhood, and the last ends with present circumstances, with the theme of death present throughout. Death is first presented here in shining eyes that are now "dimm’d and gone" and then it is presented as "cheerful hearts now broken" (Moore 9-10). What amazes me is that Moore is able to convey the fact that once you hit a certain…

In healthcare, saving one’s life is as equally important as supporting them in their death. Death is a natural part of one’s life and frequently occurs in the healthcare world. The realization of death as a part of health care has brought about several resources that assist patients with the dying process. Hospice and Palliative Care are two resources that are particularly useful when a patient nears the end of life. However, some patients choose to not use these resources and instead pursue a…

to be preformed on someone who is dying. Patients and patient’s power of attorneys have the right to making these burdensome decisions. Death and dying is considered a very dirty word in today’s society. Some people are ignorant to what the true definition of what having good quality of life is. The particular ethical issue I will be discussing lies within the death and dying chapter. I plan to focus on the topic, Is Physician Assisted Suicide moral or immoral? I chose this topic because of most…

different view of death in the way that since death is not a sensation, we should not fear death. He believed that the good life consists in simple but deep pleasures and the absence of pain, in an attitude of imperturbable emotional tranquility. We should seek pleasure in conversation, friendship, a good but simple diet, and a prudent life (Pojman and Vaughn, 2014, pg. 538). He also thought that death is nothing to us, since long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we…

In “The story of an hour” the theme is sad because of all the death, pain, and emotions caused by a train accident that didn’t even involve anyone they knew. Mrs. Mallard (the wife) mourns over the loss of her husband. Richard (friend to Mr. Mallard the husband) goes to tell Mrs. Mallard the sad news of her husband’s death. She has a heart condition that makes her heart weak so Richard wants to tell her as gently as possible. Richard is sad because he had to find out from the newspaper that…

assessing a “good” death from a “bad” one. Depending on one’s culture and perspective, there is a great difference. The positive and negative aspects of “good” and “bad” deaths do not refer only to the moment of death itself but also to the circumstances that precede it. Death is not only a universal biological fact but also a complex cultural event. Because of this, there is no one definition of what is a “good” death or a “bad” death. In “Kinds of Death and the House”, a “good death”, among…

When Mrs. Mallard receives the news of her husband’s death she could “fearfully” feel happiness creepy toward her. This is not ideological because when someone dies, especially your spouse, you should be filled with sadness not “monstrous joy.” Mrs. Mallard needed to act submissively towards her husband. Marriage prevented her from being…

In “The Fly” old Mr. Woodifield is a projection of the boss’ unconscious, which contains the boss’ repressed memories of his son and his fear of abandonment. The unconscious is “the storehouse of those painful experiences and emotions, those wounds, fears, guilty desires, and unresolved conflicts we do not want to know about because we feel we will be overwhelmed by them (Tyson 12) while projection, is “ascribing our fear, problem, or guilty desire to someone else and then condemning him or her…

reminiscing on the good times of the athlete winning his hometown the race. In most cases it would be fair to expect that a poem about someone dying at a young age would have a sad tone. Houseman takes a different outlook on the topic and turns it into a happy toned poem. Houseman creates a positive tone from the beginning of a poem that would usually have a sad tone. - This is one of Houseman's most well-known poems. What accounts for its popularity and timelessness? What is the author…