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Life, the Eternal Struggle  

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Richard Chou Mrs. Heffernan ENG4UB-01 23 September 2002 Life, the Eternal Struggle Life is a mystery, and by most it is considered something to be cherished, something to be embraced and something to explore but, what when life takes a turn for the worse? In the song "Pinch Me" by The Bare Naked Ladies and the soliloquy from Act 3 Scene 1 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare a similar struggle within one's mind is present; whether or not to commit suicide due to the harsh reality that is life. Through this struggle similar themes of the toils of life, death and the uncertainty of the afterlife are revealed. The toils of life are responsible for the struggle witnessed in both pieces. "Pinch Me" reveals the cold and painful hardships that come with life. Life is regarded as "a dream", a cold dreadful nightmare where everything is not what it may...

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