The theme in The Sandbox by Edward Albee explains the death stage of an individual and how people treat the dying elderly. ... She states in an aside, "when you get old, and you can't talk to people because people snap at you. That's why you become deaf, so you won't be able to hear people talking to you that way. That's why old people die, eventually" (Albee). Grandma explains she is deaf because would rather pretend she can't hear than be yelled at by people. ...

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"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place- starts off by introducing the antagonist, the deaf old man. ... The old man had recently tried to commit suicide, he is deaf, lonely, and has nothing else to live for. ... The very sight of the old seems to bother people. ... He can be respected by people closer to his age because of this. ... Though people through stuff at the old man, he calmly sits in the corner, doing his own thing. ...

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In the day time the street was dusty; but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference" (Hemingway). ... The older waiter seems to understand the importance of the café, especially for lonely people with empty lives like the old man and himself. ...

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A Rose for Emily begins off telling us that Miss Emily has now died and people have come to her funeral. ... Unlike A Rose for Emily we find out a little more about the character when we find out that the old man is deaf and is a regular client at this café. ...

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In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," a short story by Katherine Anne Porter, the last thoughts, memories, and feelings of an elderly woman coming to terms with her inevitable death are retold. As our main character, Granny Weatherall, has her life "flash" before her eyes, the symbolic nature of th...

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They wrote a good piece of literature which really showed the peoples feelings during this time. The wars affected people and their everyday lives because many of their loved ones were fighting and dying .In three different literary works and by three different authors the topic of war is presented in a variety of styles. ... Next, Owen uses an irony image of the soldiers "All went lame; all blind; drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots of tired" (664) which also shows the impending doom and horror of war. ... No matter which side one is on, people must die, and a good reason d...

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• Grade Level: High School