Final Moment
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Submitted by mcballa001 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Final Moment
Final Moment
Each of us will imminently face death at some point in life. Most of us are uncomfortable at the thought of ceasing to exist or taking that final breath. Many of us are religious and hope for an afterlife. Perhaps we will rest in heaven, perhaps we will transition to some other world, or perhaps we will simply be reborn. Whatever it may be, one thing is for certain: life as we know it is never going to be the same ever again. In the poem "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" by Emily Dickinson, someone is preparing for his or her final moments in the world and his or her last perception is the buzzing of a fly. In these final moments, he or she realizes that life ends with death and not with a sudden enlightenment.
When this poem was written, it was not uncommon for someone to die in a bed with his or her loved ones standing around waiting for his or her final breath. This is the case in "I Heard." The person in this poem, whom I will refer to as he from now on, is in a room surrounded by his family and friends. They stand silent in sadness and in grief or perhaps in respect waiting for the final moment. They stand so silent that the room is "like the Stillness in the Air" (3). Stillness and air are both capitalized in the poem to emphasize the relationship between these two words. That relationship adds a suspenseful effect to the poem. It describes how sacred and perhaps how peaceful these final moments are. All that can be heard are the "Heaves of Storm" (4). The room is so quiet and so still that each person's breath is like a storm. The people are in such anticipation that normal breaths do not suffice, only deep breaths do. Perhaps the people are in such anticipation because they believe that their loved one will reach some sudden enlightenment before he dies. Perhaps he will smile before taking his final breath and in doing so he will let them know that yes there is some sort of an afterlife. However,...
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