“Stoic and Epicurean thinkers spent much time devising techniques and thought experiments. For example: imagine that today is the last day of your life. Are you ready to face death? Imagine, even, that this very moment – now! – is the last moment of your existence. What are you feeling? Do you have regrets? Are there things you wish you had done differently? Are you really alive at this instant, or are you consumed with panic, denial and remorse? This experiment opens your eyes to what is important to you, and reminds you of how time runs constantly through your fingers” (Bakewell 110).
Consider the memories the characters in After Life choose to live with for eternity. What do their choices suggest about what is important in life and about how to live a good life?
Focusing on one to three characters from the film, respond to the prompt above with a short essay of 350-400 words that support a thesis.
The thesis should be focused, dialogic, and relevant.
Focused: your thesis should be clear and specific.
Dialogic: your thesis should be non-obvious and worth discussing.
Relevant: your readers should care about your thesis.
Your thesis should be supported by observations and inferences based on the texts.