This story compares to nothing I have ever read before. It caused me to think and analyze the pictures in order to understand the story. You would infer from the title of the story: “Passing Before Life’s Very Eyes,” that the pathos would portray an emotional image. Although, the pictures and the choice of words the author chose to use portrays a sense of humor throughout the entire story.
The images depict a sense of humor. You can observe this through the x’s representing the man’s eyes showing he is dead, and the many hectic objects around them. The x’s serve as a symbol to help differentiate life and death, and this is understood as he is taken back in time to view his life before he dies. It is as if his life flashes before his eyes. Also what I have observed is that he is dying from smoking. Even though this was the possible cause of his death the author brings in humor by showing him smoking throughout all of his pictures during his flashback.
You not only can see the sarcasm but the language also expresses it. For example, it is hard for people to accept death, and not many do. Towards the end of the story he gets scared. Instead of making it serious they make a joke about death by saying “So what do we do now, just sit around and wait for everything to turn black?” (Wolfgang 230). This is only one example but there are many during the story.
The author did a great job appealing to emotions seen through sensory description and objects of emotion such as symbols. The story clearly portrays a sense of humor unlike anything you have ever read. Through elaborate pictures and few words you are able to unmistakably depict the pathos.
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You did a very good job of analyzing the story. I like how you used different examples of pathos then everyone else. I also like how you found it humorous and sarcastic at some points, and even referred to what you were talking about you didnt just leave people to assume they knew what you were talking about.
I like how you talk about Wolfgang’s use of humor. The piece is pretty sad, and kind of heart-wrenching, but there is an element of humor that you picked up on. It is kind of funny that he’s floating through his memories with a cigarette in his mouth. The x’s on his eyes are pretty classic comic book, too. Good job
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