And since neither she nor I could, at the time, imagine an old man, we started laughing and then we made love like crazy- (36). In his youth, death seems far, if not fictional "all he has is his whole life ahead of him. The narrator has a purpose at this point, and this is why he doesn't need to generate his obsession. When he loses his purpose, being his prospective life, he gives himself a new purpose, his prospective death. .
At fifty, he begins to wonder again, about that ticking clock, and his scheduled time. When he is on his first plane trip in his seventies, he believes it's his lucky day when it seems that the plane will soon crash. He sits in peace as the whole world around him panics "all the passengers fear death as it stares them in the eye, yet he rejoices for the very same reason. When devoid of its nebulous shield, death is his not much of a foe.
As he ages, death leaves its looming signs-my collarbone (as I lose my flesh) is like an anchor hanging over the side of a ship; the occipital bone makes my head look like a coconut bashed in with a sledgehammer- (38). Strangely, he detachedly observes the decay of his body "a repulsive image violently conveyed to the reader ", but does not seem to care for the loss of his vivacity. He fears only one aspect of death: that it may surprise him. .
In his deathbed, he ponders this while observing his father's portrait. Like death, it sits before him, imposing, unpredictable. Seventy-three years ago, his father put the narrator face-to-face with his mother's death, made him kiss it. When the old man is in his deathbed, the reader cannot determine the veracity of his observations: "That is, the stranger and his face were either among the many objects that populate my bedroom, or among the many ghosts that populate my head- (38). The reader must question Pinera's intentions in adding supernatural elements. "Then I understood that this stranger was the one who was coming to save me.
"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved- (Joel 2:32). After asking, one should make a public declaration that they want to be saved, and follow the Lord. ... I had two already, but I couldn't leave the little guy, so Caesar came home with me. ... He's now healthy and happy and came all the way to Nebraska for college with me. ... God didn't have to save me. ...
The Irish, who were just starting to become literate, copied any book they could get their hands on in an attempt to save the civilization. ... I really enjoyed reading the conclusion that Cahill came to. ... The thing that stuck me most wasn"t actually included in the story. ... However they came together as one, and made a huge difference. ... I will always be the one who constantly believes and has faith and hopefully I will come out on top in the end. ...
Neo, being "the one" is most important to Morpheus because like Peter, Neo is the one who will rebuild the world. ... Do you know who this is? ... "Who do you say I am?" ... But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" ... Neo, like Peter, is the one chosen to save rebuild the world and is therefore a hero. ...
It sometimes confuses me and I keep asking myself who I am," my Japanese-American friend said to me once before. ... The bracelet has several small charms and one of them is a small boat like the one you would imagine from the city name "Venice". ... I heard that the Europeans had a hard time to live in uncultivated land at the beginning and then the Native Americans saved their lives. ... Now they create this one great country. ... Now it's time to make one big world. ...
With the increase of unemployment came the decrease in Flint's population. ... It became clear to me at that point that Flint was hopeless. ... Tourist attractions were built to save the town and the memory of what it was. This was probably the greatest hope to save Flint, but unfortunately the effort was not successful. ... The people should have been more involved seeing as how they were the ones struggling. ...
Pardon me for being a Christian, in our society today it is a shamed thing to many people to even speak the name of our lord Jesus in a public place, people look at you cross eyed, do they not? ... I believe my father may have been saved, it may not have shown, but as a young man, he believed, and once, you are saved, you can never go back. ... It wasn't love at first sight, but things worked out and3 years later came my sister then in 10came I. ... Her son/ my nephew Thomas Michel mattigan is one of those closest to my heart. ... She has married a man she loves, who in return loves her...
Piggy who had the idea to "use this to call the others" first saw it. ... The conch was very powerful it shows when Ralph " lifted the conch." and said, "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to diced things". ... Ralph is the chief of the group who made many rules for the boys to follow. He came up with a rule so that every one would not talk at the same time. " I"ll give the Conch to the next person to speak. ... Later on in the chapter when they start on their hunt to kill Ralph, Jack is " stark naked save for paint and a belt." ...
It began to rear up and came into my lane. ... The only thing that would have saved Randy was a spleen operation. ... "This comforted me." says Barry, "It was the same relief we all came to accept when mom died." ... There will be only one world working together. ... Why me? ...
That is one feeling I can say I would never wish upon anyone even my worst enemy (Johnson). The one thing I remained doing through all my feelings is going to church, I felt that if anything could help me it would be God. ... All I wanted was someone to come and pull me out of the dark and save me from myself. ... I was always told by pastors to count it a joy when temptations and trials come upon you, they told me to read James 1: 2-8 and it would help me. ... That is my positive moment and it all came from heaven....
