Just Like Heaven

audience may realize that the main theme of the text is the freedom you experience in the afterlife. Usually, death is a depressing situation but Brown talks about it as if it is a way of freedom. He says, “I will be there chasing sound waves riding them like two-dollar pony ride horses that have finally broken free and wild” (Brown). Brown talks about his freedom in the afterlife as if he were reliving his life as a little kid again. He reassures that his lover knows that he is not gone and…

the balance between heaven and hell. Representing the indecisiveness they expressed in life represented in the afterlife. This irony is not lost on J. A. Scartazzini and Thekla Bernays, who write in their article On the Congruence of Sins and Punishments in Dante 's Inferno: the inner indecision is visibly represented by the suspense between heaven and hell, by the exclusion from both places. But they are placed in the entrance to hell; that is, infinitely nearer hell than heaven. Their state…

essentially symbolic narratives of the beginning of man. Throughout our societies and other countries, we all have our own sets of beliefs, which serve as our “creation story”. Most people in the United States I’d say believe that God created the heavens and the earth, and it all started with the creation of Adam and then Eve. Other religions have specific creation stories to, that their followers believe and live by. The creation myth of the Epic of Gilgamesh starts out with the introduction of…

standard or impressive in other people’s point of view, we often feel we’re not good enough and that our existence has less meaning or even that it’s worthless compared to those who are idolized. Implying that people represent a place that can be heaven or hell, depending on how one perceives it makes perfect sense. This is all evident in this play/book, the conflict between characters all have to do with the feeling of…

Chuck Palahniuk’s interesting novel Damned, reimagines common archetypes of hell. Palahniuk gives a more modern view on what it’s like to be trapped in hell. Madison Spencer, the protagonist, after an untimely death is trapped in hell. Throughout the novel she meets famous people and demons from history. Palahniuk’s satire pokes fun at society, while still telling a story of epic proportions. Damned gives various descriptions of hell and the events that transpire down there. Also the book…

Divorce to describe what he envisions occurs in heaven and hell. Because I have always been interested in the concept of afterlife (I do believe in it, but obviously have no idea what it will actually consist of) I found this book especially interesting. First, Lewis introduces his construct of Hell, which is a dim and dreary grey town that is perpetually bleak. The narrator arrives at a bus stop, which allows Hell’s inhabitants to go and visit Heaven. As they depart from Hell, he talks about…

and Dimmesdale dies as his true self. Death is his freedom, and Dimmesdale is now able to die peacefully. While this death was a relief for Dimmesdale, he still passed away. Death, either mentally or physically, is imminent on the scaffold, showing just how punishing the Puritan 's creation…

there is a heaven and a hell, which are the two places that the soul goes after death (Sumegi 119). Heaven is regarded as the part of the afterlife that those who do good in their life and live according to Christian belief go when they pass. While hell is regarded as the part of the afterlife that those who do bad in their life and do not live according to Christian belief go when they pass. Many, including myself wonder what heaven could possibly be like. According to Sumegi’s book “Heaven as…

“Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell.” Florence Welch belts out in a beautifully deep voice. In an instant, she’s rendered the ideals of both Heaven and Hell as insignificant, trivial delusions. She’s singing about the way she feels when she’s in love. This human emotion she’s experiencing is so much more remarkable than anything to be experienced in the afterlife. If love is sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell, then what is there to look…

Have you ever wondered what life would be like after death? Would it be full of angles and enthusiasm or full of disappointment and devils? The big topic that has always been talked about through the ages is the different peoples view of heaven and hell. It is an exciting topic to talk about and discuss with your colleagues. The views of different people may change the outlook on life, and how they live on a day-to-day basis. Heaven is known to have golden gates, streets to walk on and…