Death As We Know It

Death is certainly one of those things that cannot be avoided and in chapter 5 we can notice that the Tralfamadorians also agree. I agree with Yvette, death is just one of those things that has to be accepted and no one can avoid it. We each have our own destiny and we can't change it, no matter what. We can see this in the story of the servant who saw death and died while attempting to escape from it.

Many people fear death because they don't know what will happen to their soul or body. Another reason behind fearing death is that people are afraid to leave their loved ones. Tralfamadorians believe that this fear of death is very "earthling." By earthling I mean that this is a fear that is very common amongst human beings and I cannot agree more.


Despite this, Tralfamadorians believe that not only death, but that everything in life is absolutely inevitable and that things are basically bound to happen. I agree with Yvette by disagreeing with the Tralfamadorians because there are certain aspects of our life that we can change. Sure, we cannot change death because it is a manner that is completely out of our hands, but we can change our job opportunities, relationships, etc. The Tralfamadorians in a way believe that they are hopeless concerning change. Imagine what would happen to us if we believed this, would we be prosperous? Would we strive to become successful? Would this be positive or negative?