Many of the books we have read this semester have concerned the subject of death and discovering one’s own mortality. Even more, the characters we have all come to know in these books have asked questions rarely voiced out loud in the real world: “How am I going to die?” “Why does no one love… Continue reading We Are the Choosers of the Slain
Tag: Death
It’s Just an Empty Box
“As you know, I’m extremely brave, but I can’t spend eternity in a small underground place.”(p.169) Oskar voices many complex emotions and thoughts through the veil of childish, pretentious naivete in ELIC. I find myself feeling a connection with him as I imagine I acted in much the same way, trying to armor myself with… Continue reading It’s Just an Empty Box
Death avoided leads to life voided.
One part of White Noise that I thoroughly enjoyed was the idea presented by Jack that all plots move deathward. This, combined with the Jack and Babette’s notion that death might be nothing more than perpetual white noise, presents an interesting paradox. While plots may move deathward, Jack and Babette’s unceasing fear of death is… Continue reading Death avoided leads to life voided.