About mitchelle, i think the author already did. He clearly showed her being alive in the other worldlines. But i see your point, if the author actually believes it, the second book might shed some light. Death might not be guaranteed after all.lavkathleen wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 01:40I feel like it doesn't only concern the first book, though. We still have the rest of the series in front of us. And I just realized that if he believes that all of us, including him, are going to live forever, then does that mean he believes Michelle lives forever, too? Is the author planning on going down that route, showing us his journey there?
Is death the only thing guaranteed in our lives?
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Re: Is death the only thing guaranteed in our lives?
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That is the significance of that certainty. There are other certainties that can vary as per personal beliefs. But death is a universal certainty and no one will challenge its inevitability, other than the author of this book. He has challenged its inevitability and shown that life in multiple forms is more possible than death.Chinecherem A wrote: ↑10 Jul 2021, 07:04 People say that death is inevitable or something of that nature. And yes, it is pretty much the most certain thing that everyone regardless of beliefs, religion, mindset, status, nationality has in common. I think it is correct.
As for its relevance, I just think it is an interesting perspective in the book.
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I think the first sentence is very relevant to the plot of the book and the multiverse theory on which it is premised. I found the theory a bit too complex to truly understand at some points, but what I think the author is trying to say is that our consciousness survives by drifting through an endless chain of parallel universes — so, in this sense, we never truly die. So even though our physical bodies may die, our consciousness, our essence, will never cease to exist.
Of course, I could have completely misunderstood the concept.
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The time of death is always unexpected. But its coming is always certain and it should be expected as well. As per the novel you should always be expecting not only death, but also a completely new beginning in a foreign universe, a thought which has to be terrifying than death, as per my view.the_ashfeathers wrote: ↑10 Jul 2021, 07:11 I have often heard people say that including once my friend's conversation with her dad on this topic itself. I can't help but agree, death indeed is the only thing guaranteed in life. To relate with our current life, no one could have foreseen the circumstances we're facing today, the pandemic took the lives of some of the fittest people in life. It was the most unexpected, however, death is always expected at some point. Nothing else can be guaranteed. However, in my opinion, it doesn't hold any significance to the book.
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Well, the actual support of this statement comes in an 'opposite' manner. Though the author states it as a certainty in the beginning of his book, we feel like death is not a certainty anymore with the further revealing of the story. So, yes, for our ordinary lives death is the only thing guaranteed, but for this author and his story life and immortality is more guaranteed.
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Many people do not think about death unless they are on the death bed or in a fatal condition at the verge of death. And that is why people live like they are immortal. Only a few think like "There is no use of what we do if we gonna die one day", and people who think morbidly like that are categorized as clinically depressed.Benaron wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 12:03I partially agree; most people don't consciously think "I'm gonna die" throughout the day. However, I would argue that in the decision-making process, many have the thought "what the heck, what's it worth anyways" and will do whatever it is their consciousness is telling them not to do.
But in this story we actually get an chance to be immortal. And also we get a chance to see all sides of our choices by living multiple lives in multiple forms. No one has to be depressed, and if a problem arise you have to just die and begin new.
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