Administrators Gail Posted June 26, 2008 Administrators Posted June 26, 2008 We got a book in the store and I flipped through it briefly. It is a biography for kids on the life of Helen Keller. Reading about her death in 1968, I read,"Then on June 1, 1968, Helen Keller slipped away into the dark silence." Uh- being both blind and deaf, wasn't she always in the dark silence? Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators Jeannieb43 Posted June 26, 2008 Moderators Posted June 26, 2008 Very good point, Gail!! (Is the author of that book a Christian? a Seventh-day Adventist Christian? -- In other words, it sounds as though the author was trying to straddle two belief systems as to the state of the dead.) Quote Jeannie<br /><br /><br />...Change is inevitable; growth is optional....
Administrators Gail Posted June 26, 2008 Author Administrators Posted June 26, 2008 I don't think that the author was an Adventist, and I don't even know if she is a Christian believer. Sorry, Jeannie. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
carolaa Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Maybe it was a play on words, or whatever you call that... Quote
Liz Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Irony???? Quote For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Mat. 16:26Please, support the JDRF and help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Please, support the March of Dimes.
carolaa Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 That word crossed my mind, but I don't think it's quite right. Something about having a double meaning would fit better. Maybe a lit major can help us out. Quote
Liz Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Double Entendre??? Pun??? Quote For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Mat. 16:26Please, support the JDRF and help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Please, support the March of Dimes.
Moderators LynnDel Posted June 27, 2008 Moderators Posted June 27, 2008 I think the author wrote it that way so that it would make those who noticed the irony stop and think. Helen Keller may have lived her life in what looks to us like a dark silence, but look what she did with it. Many who have full sight and hearing live in a world that is more dark and silent than hers. Darkness and silence can come into one's world through life situations, through choice, loneliness, or depression. The author was saying that her life, as a gift to the world, had been none of these. Quote LD
carolaa Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Yes. I like it. I wish I could be such a creative writer. Quote
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