~ 108 year old Paul Edgecomb remembers a tragedy in 1935.

~ He was a head guard in prison and responsible for the execution.

~ He felt guilty after executing the black, Paul Coeffy.

Thesis: In this essay, I am going to discuss the message about death in the film.

~ The main message of the movie is death.

~ Some people are afraid of death while some are willing to die.

~ The inmates are afraid of death.

~ Arlen can still get love in the world.

~ The execution makes him part with his closest eternally.

~ Del first is not afraid of death.

~ A mouse changes his thought towards life.

~ He doesn’t want to die and want to stay to look after his “son”.

~ His love to his “son” makes me think of life.

~ How about those people who can’t come across love?

~ John wants to die as he is too tired to live on earth.

~ He can experience what is love.

~ The death maybe a relief to him.

~ Longevity makes Paul suffer from loneliness.

~ As all his loves has gone and he can’t obtain love anymore.

~ He finds life is meaningless.

~ He is waiting for death.

~ Death is not terrible as people think.

~ No one wants to die if they obtain love.

~ Yet, how about those who don’t have love?