...Mallory McMahon Professor Wilcox ENG 102 05 April 2012 Death Is Inevitable Whether or not a life is taken by chance or given by choice, death is inevitable. Authors Shirley Jackson of “The Lottery,” and Flannery O’Connor of “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” strike chords in the reader’s humanity. These short stories portray grotesque, sadistic violence, committed with no “apparent reason or preparation.”(Page 146). As readers begin their journey through these two short stories, they realize the frustration will take a toll on them soon. In the beginning of “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson gives the readers a detailed picture of a beautiful, warm, sunny summer day. The readers interpret this as the short story contains happy and inspiring events. Soon this will be seen as a misleading factor by Shirley Jackson. As the readers continue to read “The Lottery,” they come to find that the short story develops questions for the reader midway through, catching most readers off guard. Having to review what they just read to make sure the short story makes sense. In some parts of this short story, the way Shirley Jackson portrayed certain things, makes it difficult for readers to understand if they do not have an open mind to begin reading the story with. In “The Lottery,” the conclusion bewilders the readers, in the sense that lotteries correspond with winning. In retrospect the conclusion does not quite come as a surprise, due to the foreshadowing throughout the short story. Whereas...
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...It is evident from the play that: • Death is inevitable • It cannot be bribed • Life is a single chance, and it is our duty to utilize it in a positive manner • Nothing can support a person after death, but his knowledge is salvation Thesis statement Author’s Perception of Death and the Treatment of Death in the play is associated with the hunt of reasoning the real purpose of life, and how Death, by being the God’s messenger, frights the mankind to evaluate his good and bad deeds before confronting the death. It depends upon the person how he wants to spend his life, but it cannot be neglected as well that death is inevitable, and a person should do anything to get an excellent mark in his final exam during the Day of Judgment. The used sources are selected to justify and support the ideas being presented about the author’s perception about death. These sources are also used to cross-examine the ideas personally...
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...There are many health care problems that are sweeping the nation. Some of these problems are disorders, which can be prevented, while others are inevitable. Sometimes the disorder can be due to something that one can control/prevent or fix through intervention, while other times that is not always the case For example, Obesity is a disorder that is to most extent preventable. The incidence of obesity is growing significantly all over the United States including New Jersey. “Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health” (1). This leads to a reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. "Obesity is the second preventable death in the country." (1). It is often an associated factor for other health issues such as “cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure… and certain forms of cancer.” (2) Obesity is a well-known risk factor for breast cancer. There are many health care problems that are sweeping the nation. Some of these problems are disorders, which can be prevented, while others are inevitable. Sometimes the disorder can be due to something that one can control/prevent or fix through intervention, while other times that is not always the case For example, Obesity is a disorder that is to most extent preventable. The incidence of obesity is growing significantly all over the United States including New Jersey. “Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat...
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...Perception of Death and The Treatment of Death in “Everyman” Liberty University Everyman Thesis: “Everyman” is a play that gives a message that death is inevitable. It shows that there is nothing a person can do to avoid it regardless of their worldly riches. I. Introduction A. Title of Poem – “Everyman” B. Author - Unknown C. Summary of Plot II. Analysis of the Play A. Characters B. Setting C. Theme III. The Author’s View of Death A. The author describes death by using allegory to camouflage the idea of death. B. The certainty of death C. Every man’s soul needs to be saved before death. IV. Biblical View of Death A. Romans 8:28 (New International Version) B. Job 14: 5 (New International Version) V. Conclusion A. Life Lessons taught in the play “Everyman” is a short play written by an unknown author. The play is also called “The Summoning of Everyman” (Jokinen, 2010). The play is about approaching the end of life (death) on earth. It displays how a person can progress from a loss of hope and fear of death to a “Christian’s thought of redemption” (Jokinen, 2010). Everyman is deserted by several characters in the beginning of the play. In the middle of the play, there are a few characters left that he was able to depend on. By the end of the play, he only had one character that he could depend on. “Everyman had to confront his grave with Christian humility”...
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...with the warrior ethic in the Iliad. The warrior ethic establishes the Iliadic warrior as a person who has a vision of life which can be summed up as this: In a situation where one has the knowledge of only one certainty in his life: death, that individual has the freedom of choice to define his response, and the most splendid men, decide to define themselves as worthy human beings by risking their lives in the war for their freedom and glory. The rewards of this risk and sacrifice for these men will be immediate glory, social esteem and perhaps long-lasting fame after their death. Each individual shapes his life with this vision. The warrior lives his life with the knowledge of his inevitable destiny which cannot be changed but he still strives to make that destiny glorious. Besides Hector and Achilles, we find that almost all warriors accept this inevitable destiny of death, and sacrifice their lives for that vision without challenging its authority. Sarpedon, for instance, like his peers, never deviates from the common purpose of fighting in the war for their people and always follows the group’s decisions and values. The final speech made by Sarpedon before his death gives us insight about the warriors’ code and the inevitable destiny of death these warriors share. ...
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...“The sun is hot on my neck as I observe the spikes of the crocus. The smell of the earth is good.” The spring season has arrived, the warmer weather has come and the leaves/spikes of plants are flourishing for all to see. Millay sees and smells this all of this with her senses, but she cannot let go of the truth, that with life comes death. “It is apparent that there is no death. But what does that signify?” Edna wishes that those who appreciate the beauty of nature can also realize the existence of death. When she states “But what does that signify?” It makes the reader think about the fact that just because everything is blooming and flourishing now, does not mean that it will stay that way permanently. Spring, the season of life, summer is the time where plants start to go further into their cycle, fall is when the trees bare their leaves and plants wilt, and winter is the gloomy time of the year where plants are dead. This sequence of events can be seen as the cycle of life. Plants and people are born and eventually the time of death comes. The truth is hidden within the appearance of rebirth during the spring...
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...Bradstreet, faces the notion of inevitable death and the abruptness of life. Through Anne Bradstreet’s usage of metaphysical conceits, juxtapositions, and biblical references she depicts the short journey of mortality that people bear before the transition into eternal life. The poem implores the narrator’s anticipation for her eventual demise and how she merely waits for life to end. She describes her wait when she entails “O bubble blast, how long can’st last? / that always art a breaking” (Lines 17,18). The bubble represents Bradstreet’s metaphysical conceit for life. The blast, or pop, of the bubble, alludes that a popped bubble is akin...
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...The inevitable tensions between the individual and society are the foundations for the most engaging moments in Hamlet. Consider YOUR understanding of Hamlet and how this statement affirms or challenges YOUR response to the play. The most engaging moments within Hamlet have been founded by the inevitable tensions encountered between the individual and society. Hamlet explores the tragic consequences of attempting to unite the two opposing forces of personal morality and societal corruption. The deception and political corruption within Denmark has detrimental effects upon an individual’s sense of self. Due to the corruption of the society around him, Hamlet’s values of integrity, loyalty, trust and honesty are destabilised, thus showing the vulnerability of the human character. Hamlet is a universal play as it transcends through both time and context with Hamlet resinating with modern audiences due to Hamlet’s confusion, he faces a struggle when asserting his morality against the disease and deceit inherent in Denmark. Shakespeare’s exploration of Hamlet’s consciousness of his own mortality and questions of his identity haunting him throughout the play lead to his inevitable death at the closing of the play. Hamlet’s loss of identity is due to his mother’s incestuous relationship with Claudius and also by the death of his father, a man he saw as an idol, with his distress and grief being demonstrated through his actions and the response of characters towards his actions. Hamlet...
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...Pablo Neruda’s poem “Nothing but Death” highlights the dynamic presence of death, where it’s overall meaning supplements the themes of fate and choice in McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men. Particularly, Neruda implements literary devices such as metaphors and similes to underscore the absolute omnipresent nature of death to the reader as well as detailed imagery in his poem. For example, in the second stanza Neruda compares death being “like a barking where there are no dogs” (11) meaning that death established itself infinitely and assures once again being part of fate as it lays “inside the bones” (10) of dead corpses. Like in McCarthy’s novel No Country for Old Men, characters like Moss fail to realize his inevitable fate where he instead...
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...In the poem “One dignity delays for all” by Emily Dickinson symbolism is utilized to represent death and the idea of equality. Death alludes to the inevitability of the end of life regardless of one’s status. While the hierarchy of power in the living world is represented by the status of humans, death is the most powerful entity in the universe because it is a gateway between the living and the afterlife. Dickinson implies symbolism in order to create a connection between death and power. The connection the living have with death and power is represented in the idea that death is inevitable, giving all living things equality in the face of death. Dickinson implies symbolism by connecting power to the living and death. In the line “One dignity...
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...Scarlet Ibis Paragraph In the short story, The Scarlet Ibis, James Hurst uses symbolism of the colour red to foreshadow Doodle’s death. The colour red used various times throughout the text, symbolizes death and destruction. Early on in the first sentence, the author inaugurates this symbol of red and death by way of the “...bleeding tree.” , amongst other examples such as “...for it (the dead scarlet ibis) lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers.” , (1) (9). Therefore, the author is trying to establish a direct correlation between the colour red and death. This foreshadows Doodle’s death because at the end of the story, Doodle was bleeding from his mouth, with his shirt stained red and a vermillion neck. Furthermore, the fact that...
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...America’s Fear of Aging and Death Margaret Kimble Developmental Psychology 210 Liberty University Abstract Mankind has tried to cheat aging and death by freezing their remains, cosmetic surgery or marrying outside their generation hoping to stay young. However, these attempts are futile and Americans cannot hold back the clock or trick death. The clock is ticking and when it stops I will die and so will you no one knows when. Although there is a great deal of research on aging and death, no one has discovered how to halt the inevitable. It is a scientific and biblical fact that human beings will age and die. All life ends in death. This paper will cover some of the issues regarding, fear of death, and fear of aging. It will also explore if Americans fear death and aging because we have no control over it or we don’t understand it. Fear of aging can be attributed the fear of our health failing; losing our memory, independence and the energy for living our lives to the fullest (Berger, 2001). Fear of death can be attributed to not being able to speak to someone who is still experiencing it. Many fear growing older because of the onslaught of mental deterioration such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; which are attributed to old age. (Philipchalk, 1994). Fear of aging and death is caused by America’s negative concept; it is the natural progression of life. In Strongman’s research he found that a dominant aspect of aging is death (Strongman, 2006). Peoples...
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...In the 1930’s there were lots of hardships during the Great Depression this made lots of people become unemployed. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it is a novella released in 1937 which tells a tale of two workers named George and Lennie, who lost their old job in Soledad and are going to their new job at the ranch. Largely the ending Of Mice and Men was inevitable because of these following themes; American Dream, cruel society, particularly targeting minorities and friendships helping to build empathy. It was inevitable that George and Lennie will never get their own ranch because of the American Dream. The American Dream is an impossible vision that leads to disappointment this is equaled through how the workers don’t have empathy. Workers...
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...Job and Gilgamesh: A Comparison of Inevitable Suffering It has been said that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional. But is it? When looking at extraordinary pieces of literature such as the biblical Book of Job and the Epic of Gilgamesh, describing such physical and emotional pain and the mental and spiritual suffering that the main characters endured, it tells us that their suffering was just as inevitable as their pain. However, the two men dealt very differently with the tragedies lived and their consequences; and that made all the difference in their trajectory. What differentiated their suffering was the simple fact of being able to accept their humanity. In a world controlled by gods and goddesses, humans, regardless of their efforts, cannot earn, or even justify their existence. Job understood and submitted himself to that fact, while Gilgamesh resisted it. How often the words “I’m only human” are used are used to describe someone’s lack of control or ability? That is because most people understand that as humans, they are inclined to have restriction on what they can or cannot do, they are inclined to feel pain and are allowed to suffer because of it, even the fictional human heroes, gifted with supernatural powers, do. It is a condition of human life, as are the losses, weaknesses and conflicts. But along with humanity comes limitations to understanding and reason, and where reason stops and what seems inexplicable begins is also where the human mind...
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...Penny Seilyon Chun (1449586) Olumide Ogundipe ENG 123 LEC 4 February 2015 The Inevitability of Death and Decay The Theme of Death and Decay in “A Rose for Emily†by William Faulkner Emily Grierson in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily†unsuccessfully attempts to exert power over the inevitable death and decay that happens in her life. Her conflict with these dark aspects of being allows readers to understand that they are inevitable. Through the denial of the death of people in her life, disregard for the waning values of the south, as well as through murder, Emily’s battle with death and decay is introduced in the story with her denial of the passing of the town sheriff, Colonel Sartoris, who “had been dead for almost ten years†(96), as well as the passing of her oppressive father, whose death she denies for three days. In these instances, she challenges death by simply rejecting the fact of the matter that these people that had once been in her life are no longer. She appears delusional as she argues with the city authorities, who ask Emily to pay her taxes. She tells them to “see Colonel Sartoris,†because she has “no taxes in Jefferson†(), seemingly unaware of his demise nearly a decade prior. Her mental instability is proven further immediately after the death of her father, when Emily tells the women of Jefferson, who arrive at her home to offer their condolences, that her “father is not dead†(). Because of extreme pressure from the townspeople...
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