Topic > Interpretations of Death in Poetry: Women, Whitman and...

Death is not a formidable force because the soul cannot die. Death is not powerful and will vanish at the end of time because humans have eternal life. Furthermore, death is a slave. He has no real power to choose who dies. By depreciating death, Donne reaffirms that death is nothing to worry about. Consider Death a long sleep and when the dead wake up, Death will be no more. Whitman argues that although death claims our bodies, it cannot claim our souls. When we die, our bodies become part of nature. The old and the young will all be part of the earth sooner or later. Their bodies provide life to other creatures, and their souls live forever. The soul cannot be claimed by death. According to Oliver, the way to accept death is to lead a meaningful life. Everyone dies, but death is not scary because it cannot affect human beings