The Cost of Living

The fundamental point of “Time to Come” by Walt Whitman is the inevitability of death, but “Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” shows a world where death has been cheated. However, death is a natural part of this world, animals die, trees die, and so must humans in order to maintain balance. In “Time to Come” there is a struggle shown between the man and death, but it is a losing fight. While the exact opposite happens in “Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow”, as humans have completely abolished death, because of that chaos breaks through society. Yet most people would still argue that the world is a better place with anti-gerasone. When comparing the two pieces of writing, both show pain. In "Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" one of the main characters, sue, expresses her opinion on life, "---" showing how life is a constant struggle in this new society, and how it is never ending. In Time To Come there is struggle, however it ends with death. Which side of the argument is favorable essentially falls to one’s definition of “living”. Would sleeping in a small apartment with a dozen other people be considered living? By some yes, by others no; meaning that the desire for immortality falls to each individual.