General Chemistry Ii Lecture
Tam Ho
Professor Yelena Shekhtman
Academic Research and Writing II
March 19, 2013
CSCI1105 Word Processing Assignment
Life and Death The cartoon “Death is a Bitch” from the series “The Family Guy” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death”, though very different in content and tones while approach the matter, both contain very original messages about living and dying. Through the messages, the cartoon and the story deliver an encouraging attitude towards living and convey a positive outlook on Death. After learning the two texts, I am enlightened by their new perspective that a respectful and accepting attitude towards Death should be attained by humans, not afraid or escaping. From that attitude can humans learn to value life and treasure the many precious things in life that are often taken for granted. “Death is a Bitch” is a highly entertaining cartoon from the famous series “The Family Guy”. In this episode, Peter’s family is faced with the situation where Peter may die in very near future as Lois finds a lump, which may mean cancer, on Peter’s breast. Upon realizing the situation, Lois and Peter have different ways of coping with Peter’s probable upcoming death. Lois tries to assure Peter to stay positive: “The important thing is to stay calm. It’s probably nothing.” At the same time Peter freaks out and tries to avoid likely death: “I’m not gonna see a doctor, Lois. The healthiest thing we can do about this is ignore it and pretend it doesn’t exist.” Although different in terms of accepting Death, both Lois and Peter are afraid of Death. They both awfully worry about the fact that Peter may die very soon and try to avoid Death. The same worry and fear is felt universally among every human being. Dread of Death is also presented throughout “The Masque of the Red Death” with high intensity. Horror of the peculiar Red Death plague spreads so widely throughout the country that everybody tries to stay out of reach of Red Death. Prince Prospero,
Professor Yelena Shekhtman
Academic Research and Writing II
March 19, 2013
CSCI1105 Word Processing Assignment
Life and Death The cartoon “Death is a Bitch” from the series “The Family Guy” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death”, though very different in content and tones while approach the matter, both contain very original messages about living and dying. Through the messages, the cartoon and the story deliver an encouraging attitude towards living and convey a positive outlook on Death. After learning the two texts, I am enlightened by their new perspective that a respectful and accepting attitude towards Death should be attained by humans, not afraid or escaping. From that attitude can humans learn to value life and treasure the many precious things in life that are often taken for granted. “Death is a Bitch” is a highly entertaining cartoon from the famous series “The Family Guy”. In this episode, Peter’s family is faced with the situation where Peter may die in very near future as Lois finds a lump, which may mean cancer, on Peter’s breast. Upon realizing the situation, Lois and Peter have different ways of coping with Peter’s probable upcoming death. Lois tries to assure Peter to stay positive: “The important thing is to stay calm. It’s probably nothing.” At the same time Peter freaks out and tries to avoid likely death: “I’m not gonna see a doctor, Lois. The healthiest thing we can do about this is ignore it and pretend it doesn’t exist.” Although different in terms of accepting Death, both Lois and Peter are afraid of Death. They both awfully worry about the fact that Peter may die very soon and try to avoid Death. The same worry and fear is felt universally among every human being. Dread of Death is also presented throughout “The Masque of the Red Death” with high intensity. Horror of the peculiar Red Death plague spreads so widely throughout the country that everybody tries to stay out of reach of Red Death. Prince Prospero,
Cited: Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Masque of The Red Death.” Works of Edgar Allan Poe. New York: Gramency Books, 1985. Print. “Death is a Bitch.” Prod. Seth McFarlane, et al. Family Guy. Fox Broadcasting Company, 26 Apr. 2009. hulu. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.