Thelyphron

The moment when the necromancer brought back to life the dead man was a great event. I liked how the guy did not want to be brought back. He's actually quite grumpy when he first wakes up, saying, "Leave me alone, I say, leave me alone! Let me sleep undisturbed" (48). This is fascinating, not so much because a guy was brought back from the dead, that still goes one today in literature, movies, and ecetrea. What is fascinating is the fact that he doesn't want to be brought back to life. As the living, we bemoan the death and wish that we could bring them back. We miss the dead ones, yet maybe the dead ones don't miss us. Their time has ended, there is no more need for them. Or maybe the afterworld is such a great party that they can't believe they didn't die sooner. It is all a matter of prespective. Now, the next you are contemplating bringing a friend, a family member, someone you don't know back from the dead, remember this: they don't want to come back. Plus, bad things are generally learned if they do (think rats eating your face off or Pet Cemetary).