She did not speak of the death, nor did she cry. She tried to avoid that the situation even happened. Accept the reality of loss, when someone dies, even if the death is expected there is a sense that it hasn’t happened. The first task of grieving is to face the reality that the person is dead and they will never be able to reunite. Denying the factors of the loss, serves to prolong the grief process.
This is used in the last line of the poem ‘Bide you with death and sin’; this symbolised her outrage at her sister and her hope that she will pay by going to hell after death. The word ‘Bide’ implies that she will have to live with what she has done, even after death. In contrast, Farmers Bride uses sibilance to emphasise that there are few good point about their relationship; ‘sweet as the wild violets, she, /To her wild self’ this symbolises his love and admiration for her, which is short lived as je cannot get near her. The word ‘wild’ has connotations of unspoilt freedom and rejection of people suggesting that she would rather be with nature than with another person, particularly a male. In sister Maude juxtaposition is used to show the emotion change from one stanza to the next.
Suicide has existed since the time of the ancient Egyptians, where suicide violated none of the moral or legal codes of the time, and the people saw it as simply a way to escape unbearable suffering. The first time humanity looked down upon suicide occurred in 305AD, when Saint Augustine publicly denounced it as a sin (Crouch). Due to her claim, suicide became an act immersed in shame and disgrace, and there were very few reports of suicide (DePaulo). During the middle ages, authorities refused proper burials for the victims of suicide, and their bodies would be dragged through the streets. All the possessions the victim and their family owned were confiscated.
She wants to prove to George, and possibly reaffirm to herself, that his jilting did not ruin her nor did it stop her from pursuing familial happiness. He did, however, affect her life and produce a change in her—she became adamant with life management and order. This change explains why Granny tries to control her time of death (for the second time). Becker contends that “despite the fact that her external life is so carefully ordered, her internal life is not redeemed” (1168). In “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” Granny’s journey towards death grants the reader an understanding of two archetypes: the unhealable wound—George jilting Granny which induces her overwhelming independent nature—and journeying towards death/rebirth—which is Granny’s time spent on her death bed, reflecting on George jilting her.
For example the story begins with death of Emily and then we see Emily’s dad death and then she kills Barron to make sure that he never leaves her. We also see that as Emily is grows old so does her house and the town. The story is written in a non-chronological order. The organization of the story resembles the disorganization of Emily’s life. Completely out of order although many would find this order rather confusing, it helped in adding mystery suspense and climax to the story.
The first thing we experience as an audience is the burial controversy. Although the proper burial of her brothers body was forbidden, Antigone’s moral standards would not allow or such a thing. Her sister, Ismene warned her it is not her responsibility as a woman to “aim too high, too far.” Antigone admitted to her guilt with honesty which might just have been her tragic flaw. And she did not allow her sister to take blame neither, sparing one life. Perhaps, because she saved one life, the rest would have to fall.
Placid Pond Lawrence doesn’t just come out with his theme in the short story “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter.” It is hidden deep within the story and is brought out through symbols in the story. If one can be able to point out the symbols of the story, one can have a better understanding of the story and theme. I found that the theme was that death brings about new understanding, and change which leads to the rebirth of two people’s lives. Of the many symbols Lawrence uses, the first one he mentions would be the churchyard and the graves, Mabel’s mothers specifically. Mabel is a depressed and suicidal woman; after her mother died she feels as though she has nothing else to live for.
Because I could not stop for death In the poem “Because I could not stop for death”, by Emily Dickinson is describing her journey with death. The speaker personifies has been given human attributes. The death is personified as a gentleman, he’s calling on a young lady. In the opening stanza the speaker is too busy for death “Because I could not stop for death”, so death “he kindly stopped for me” and takes time to do what she cannot stop. In the second stanza “we slowly drove, he knew no haste” it suggests death has no hurry.
It portrays the poet's jealousy of the death Woman because she died peacefully while others has to live and face the ordeals of life. Her preoccupation with death is seen when she states that her jealousy for the death Woman is “nearly infinite”. The next stanza talks about how the Woman passed away without much trouble. It took place in a short time and the whole experience “Jostled “her. This had a disturbing influence on the poet.
The narrator is clearly miserable with her life and considers suicide to be the only solution. Killing herself would relieve the pain she feels on a daily basis. “Daddy” is another poem that demonstrates Plath’s common death by suicide theme. In the poem, she writes that “At twenty I tried to die / And get back, back, back to you. / I thought even the bones would do (Plath 58-60)”.