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There are many poems and stories that are written about death. Death is something everyone fears, but also respects it. Some people in this world fear that they won’t accomplish something in their lives when death creeps up on them. Some prefer to live life not doing anything worth a lot. Some prefer to do a lot before they die so that they can be remembered. In the text, “Elegy” by Thomas Gray, a poet sitting in a churchyard thinks about the lives that the people in the graves left. He then starts to wonder about his own life and if he’s accomplished enough. In the text “Elegy” by Thomas Gray the poet provides messages about how death is the equalizer, no one remembers you, and confronting death.
In “Elegy” by Thomas Gray, death is considered the big equalizer of people. No matter how far someone got in life, there is always the ultimate fate. Death sort of sneaks up on people when they least expect it and it can suck. No one knows what awaits them after death. Some say heaven and some say hell, but even then people aren’t quite sure. The rich have always been separated from the ...

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