Holden has proven to hint at the idea that he has been a bit too much influenced by movies, which would most likely be a reason why Allie’s death was such a big deal. The movies have had a role in Holden’s life because they made him to believe that the protagonist or the “good” guy always miraculously survives dire situations, which made him believe that Allie would survive somehow through the leukemia. This idea was hinted towards when Holden was talking about how he felt after Maurice had punched him in the gut, Holden said that he was picturing himself going to the elevator, shooting Maurice, smoking a cigarette, and call up Janet to bandage him up. The idea of the “good” guy winning the battle is a very typical movie type of ending, which points to how influenced Holden is by the movies. The very same type of ending was seen when Holden recalled the movie he watched about the Englishman who had lost his memory and his response to it.
Explain how death and dying have changed with the shift from premodern to post modern societies? According to some Death and Dying has evolved into a modern society of self denials around the issue of death. “From a psycological perspective individuals use denial as as a defence mechanism when confronted with events of a potentially tramatising nature” (Freud, 1940). It can be viewed that since death is no longer witnessed in modern lives that some have become afraid and would rather deny the reality of death. “The British socail anthropologist Geoffrey Gorer and the French historian Phillippe Aries are recognised as early proponents of the idea of the existence of death-denying societies” (Walter, 1991).
Both died in war, but one, Eteocles, died for Kreon’s kingdom and the other, Polynices, for the enemy. Kreon chose to leave Polynices to rot and bury Polynices (41). The gods did not approve of this and Kreon knew this from the same prophet Oedipus chose to ignore. There are many similarities
So, after all of this, why was Derek still hanged? Well, this is what many people asked after his death and still ask today. Some may say that because he was granted a posthumous pardon in the 1990’s his death was justified. But Bentley’s family and friends would never be able to see him alive and well again, a death penalty is a death penalty, no amount of pardons will bring Derek or any other victims back. And getting the pardon was not easy to achieve.
Also when he was informed that his mother died and when he was told this tragic news, he did not seem upset. He just tried to figure out where the body and soul would go. The thought’s he has about death is very uncommon and unique. Mrs Forbes had told him that his mother has gone to heaven, but as explained earlier, Christopher does not believe in heaven after death. He explains that when a person dies their bodies become with the ground and disintegrate into the earth and turn into molecules which we breath in the air “But the smoke goes out of the chimney and into the air and sometimes I look up into the sky and I think that there are molecules of mother up there, or in clouds over Africa or the Antarctic, or coming down as rain in rainforests in Brazil, or in snow somewhere.”(33) Christopher’s autism drives him to be scared of little things in life such as being touched and
If you eat too much truth at once, you may die of the truth. It was not idly that our forefathers forbade the Dead Places.” Other than the radiation, why else might the Dead Places be dangerous? Describe what the truth about the “gods” might do to John’s people? Also, describe how the knowledge in the dead places might change their lives in either a positive or negative way. In the end of the book “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benét John, the priest’s son has finished his journey and gone to the forbidden places.
Eliminate the Pain or Eliminate the Patient There is no cure for your loved one who has lived a long and happy life and is now ready to pass on, should they be assisted to die with the help of a physician? The history of the debate for physician-assisted suicide can be traced back to the Greek and Roman times. “The debate originally was centered on the Hippocratic Oath and the condemnation of physician assisted suicide” (Gloth). Within the last two centuries, the public has spurned the idea of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, according to many different historic perspectives. Although this debate has been lengthy and many of the issues discussed over the centuries have been repetitive, new ideas and concerns do emerge with the current debate.
Does our soul or spirit go to heaven or hell, do we get reincarnated, or does nothing at all happen? There are many different theories, but these questions will never have an answer. Many people don’t believe in suicide of any kind, God or whomever a person believes in will make the ultimate decision on when it is time to leave this earth. My parents raised me believing that suicide is selfish, and a coward’s way out. I still believe this, but on the other hand I also think physician assisted death is the humane thing to do for people who are suffering.
The soul or eternal self is called the”Atman”, it is view in the same way as the god head or Brahma. This godhead or eternal being is trapped in the eternal cycles of death and rebirth. This cycle is called” Samsara” The Western view of this cycle of death and rebirth is desirable and mysterious, while the Asian counterpart is unhappy and torturous. The believer is trapped in this “cycle” and is governed by Karma which dictates that every good of evil must be atoned for or reap the benefits of the action .The believer must complete the trials in this life in order to move on to the next plane, or be destined to repeat the same life over until the “mission’ is complete which never happens the first time. One always reaps the benefits of ones actions in this life or the next, ergo if you did well in your prior life you would be born a rich man in the succeeding life consequently if you were evil in a past life you were returned a beggar in the next.
Why is that? I believe its because of the fact that because we were never taught how and don’t know we are afraid of it. Just like most things we don’t know how to do. Although all people die, everyone's dying process is unique. Many people think of dying as merely a physical process, but dying is an experience of the whole person and is influenced by a combination of physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors.