The quote “An epilogue...is more than a body count. An epilogue, in the disguise of wrapping up the past, is really a way of warning us about the future” has a few different strong meanings. The epilogue in The World According to Garp explained how almost all the characters have passed away over the years. It says how the story ends and what happened to every character.
First, an epilogue is not just about stating who has passed away and when they did. It is about who the people were and learning from it. If the epilogue were to just state everyone’s names and nothing about them or how they died, it would not be personal to each person. When the people are just stated it is just numbers of how many people have died. After
you start listing every person, who they were, and how they died, it is not just a count.
Next, when a bunch of people are put into an epilogue, people are expecting to learn everyone’s last moments. When an epilogue explains how ands when everyone has died, it makes people take a second and look back. After reading how all these people have died, it shows you how to not take life for granted. It is kind of a look at what to expect for the future. The epilogue explains how people have died, after reading it, it’s going to be warning you about the future. It shows you what is coming for the future, you just have to be ready. Overall, an epilogue shows how and when people have died. The epilogue is supposed to be a personal thing, it should not just say who has died and when. It is supposed to get people to understand the person’s last years before they have died.The epilogue is a great way to see what is coming in the future. After reading an epilogue, it prepares and shows you what to expect before you die.