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That Death is handled differently in literature
My theme examines death in the various ways it is handled in literature. The texts I chose reflect the different attitudes towards death. They are “Death of a Salesman†by Arthur Miller, “Death of Ivan Illyich†by Tolstoy Leo, and “A Time to Grieve†by Merren Parker. The various ways death is handled in literature often depends on the character’s personality and life experiences. My report outlines four key ways deaths are handled in literature.
Death can be a tool for satirical expression. In Death of a Sales man Arthur Miller evokes a dry laugh when one of his characters said “A man can be worth more dead than aliveâ€1. This is the really practical way of looking at death; a man being alive is of no use but dead with hefty life insurance is worth more. A man feeling that he had lived a pointless life found death more worthwhile than living. Further satire is unc...
That Death is handled differently in literature
My theme examines death in the various ways it is handled in literature. The texts I chose reflect the different attitudes towards death. They are “Death of a Salesman†by Arthur Miller, “Death of Ivan Illyich†by Tolstoy Leo, and “A Time to Grieve†by Merren Parker. The various ways death is handled in literature often depends on the character’s personality and life experiences. My report outlines four key ways deaths are handled in literature.
Death can be a tool for satirical expression. In Death of a Sales man Arthur Miller evokes a dry laugh when one of his characters said “A man can be worth more dead than aliveâ€1. This is the really practical way of looking at death; a man being alive is of no use but dead with hefty life insurance is worth more. A man feeling that he had lived a pointless life found death more worthwhile than living. Further satire is unc...
Posted by: Amy Hetzel
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