Passing Before Lifes Very Eyes

Wolfgang uses pathos in many ways first off he has pictures of this man lying in a hospital hooked up to IV's and monitoring machines. There are differnt pills on the table with water and get well cards and gifts. You also see this mans face as he grows in greater pain throughout a few pictures. This obviously shows emotion for the old man as he is lying in the hospital waiting for the pain to subside and for death to come.

I think the next few pages show him dreaming because he is flying and seeing himself as a young boy. The boy and the old man are talking and to me it seems as if the boy is tring to make the old man more comfortable. The boy says that "a few moments ago our heart stopped, the first "stop" on our road to death." This sounds like he is preparing himself for death. He also states that the rumors about death being painful are not always true. The young boy tells him about how the brain releases different hormones and how sometimes that people see family members or people they cared a lot about before they die. This is all another way to show pathos, by making the man prepared for what is about to come.

Towards the end there are pictures of them flying through the stars and through flowers. There is also a pictures of them flying on a magic carpet, as well as in suits tap dancing on a stage with top hats and canes. These could be things that he has once wanted to do or things that are more comforting. Then there are pictures of him walking a dog and boxing as he asks the young boy " so what do we do know, just sit around and wait for everything to go black?" This is saying that you can not just sit around and wait to have to make everything worth while and life will happen as it needs to.