Real death

No matter the way that anyone lives their life or prepares for it, death is a cruel and an inevitable outcome of all life, which no man is ever ready for. Everyman, the main character in an English morality play, is summoned by death after death is commanded to take Everyman through his forthcoming pilgrimage. Although he is not ready for this journey and begs for more time, he repents his sins and searches for companions to join him along the way. Of all the companions Everyman looks to…

In short stories “The Things They Carried” and “The Lives of the Dead” from The Things They Carried, the author Tim O’Brien indicates that the soldiers carry the burden of death throughout the war. Not only do they feel sorrow for those who have died, but they also fear death itself. Death hangs over the soldier's’ shoulders; you see this in the first chapter when each soldier mentions what they carry, mentally and physically.“They Carried all emotional baggage of men who might die” (20). Most…

of death has no specific meaning. There is no way to know about it. Although the finds of the death process has an edge on the rest of them. No one will think about death, and it all starts and ends and thinking about it from a position of ignorance of a person. The concept of death has no content. Without any images will be generated in our minds to think about death. The concept of death is a use for life, while death itself has no use for anything. All we can say about death can be a real or…

themes that catch my attention the most. This especially how Tim O’Brien plays with writing in making you believe something that appears to be real, but then he explains in detail that storytelling is a very powerful way to express our deepest memories of people that are no longer with us. Also he means that you can make someone believe something that sounds real, but in the end it’s just a story made up by a person’s creativity and his gift to write in such way that makes the reader believe…

Billy Collins’ poem, “The Art of Drowning,” describes to the reader how one’s death is insignificant to the rest of society. Through the sarcastic tone and rhetorical questions, the speaker informs the reader that life will go on after one’s death, and that the act of death flashing before one’s eyes is not a real experience; death is much simpler than that. In stanza one, the speaker presents his or her thoughts on death by saying “I wonder how it all got started, this business about seeing…

My favorite novel is Night Road by Kristin Hannah. It gives many different emotions that aren’t expected. When I read a book, I don’t usually get emotionally attached, but with this book I really did. It’s influenced how I look at life. There’s many events in the book that are very realistic and can actually happen to anyone. Also I can relate to my favorite character, Mia. Night Road is my favorite novel because there’s many twist and turns of emotions, it gives me a different sense of reality,…

Once death occurs, is a material existence all humanity has and is there nothing that survives physical death? Perhaps there is in fact a vital force or consciousness that precedes and surpasses physical life. Although materialism does not acknowledge such a claim as there is no awareness besides what the physical body supports. There is however, support for continuance past the grave, which is an endorsement of a survival hypothesis where his or her consciousness endures past death (Peterson…

With this separation the soul is now able to access ultimate reality. With the attachment to the fleshy body, the soul has been trapped and unable to fully understand truth. With this belief, Plato views death as something that is necessary and longed for, as life is just preparation for death. This view directly effects how Plato must live his life and therefore is a fundamental part of his worldview. Once the soul is free it is able to access ultimate reality, which is the last part that is…

live. Although they all know the facts are real, the reader can tell by the character’s words that some of them have trouble accepting that. After Lester hears the whistle of the 11:59 he knows that death is coming, and thinks to himself about what he remembers about the story. “‘Ain’t no way to escape the final ride on the 11:59. ‘But I’m gon’ try!’ Lester spent the rest of the night plotting his escape from death.’” Although he knows the facts of the Death Train, he tries to avoid the final…

The arch tone of the title and the wit of the preface may blind readers to the real wonder of Egger's book: he's telling the truth. In a world of air quotes and the constant misuse of the word "ironic", Eggers is trying very hard to tell a difficult story. He writes of the death of his parents in the most unflattering terms, without the soft focus and belabored sentiment our culture has lead us to expect. The slow death of someone you love is sometimes horrible, and this story never denies that,…