Death & its Impact Death is the eternal end of the natural functions that define a living organism. Death is something that can bring great effect on living beings in the world. The novel, A Scientific Romance written by Ronald Wright, depicts death having a great impact on existence in various forms. The main character, David Lambert experiences some forms of death and their overall impact on existence, through the destruction of Earth, diminishing education system, and the loss of loved ones.
The destruction of Earth has a great impact on the way of life. When David travels 500 years into the future, he notices substantial changes to the place he once inhabited. Almost everything is in ruins, with no …show more content…
Throughout the novel, David experiences many cherished moments of his past for his loved ones. As David explores the new world, the only way to keep in touch with other humans is through his memories. Through these memories, David is depressed. Saddened by the number of loved ones he lost to death. The loss of both Anita and his parents has a substantial affect on David throughout his life. The following quotation illustrates this rightly. “...as if I’m being notified of the death of everyone and every place and everything I’ve loved, for the first time. Yes, I’m drinking too much, but with only one case of rum in the world there’s little chance of turning alcoholic.” (Wright 119) In this quotation, David is writing to Anita expressing his misery with death. The alcohol that David drinks is his way of coping with the memories of his loved ones. David drinks because alcohol is a type of drink that can make an individual feel at ease. There is a large population of people who drink or do drugs when confronted with death, because they find it is a way to cope. This is a good reason how loss of loved ones has a vast impact in one’s life. After the death of David’s parents, his life had been significantly changed. Since his parents died on Christmas Eve, he has troubles facing the most festive time of the year. Every year it seems to get worse for him. The following quotation proves