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    The Lotus Eater Theme

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    The document discusses three themes: 1) Making decisions and facing their consequences, as the main character Wilson makes various decisions that negatively impact his life, like quitting his job and selling his possessions. 2) Running away from responsibility, as Wilson wishes to live simply without responsibilities to others. 3) The preciousness of life, as the theme deals with suicide and how one cannot arbitrarily end their life according to a plan or limit, as Wilson discovers.

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    The Lotus Eater Theme

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    The document discusses three themes: 1) Making decisions and facing their consequences, as the main character Wilson makes various decisions that negatively impact his life, like quitting his job and selling his possessions. 2) Running away from responsibility, as Wilson wishes to live simply without responsibilities to others. 3) The preciousness of life, as the theme deals with suicide and how one cannot arbitrarily end their life according to a plan or limit, as Wilson discovers.

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    The document discusses three themes: 1) Making decisions and facing their consequences, as the main character Wilson makes various decisions that negatively impact his life, like quitting his job and selling his possessions. 2) Running away from responsibility, as Wilson wishes to live simply without responsibilities to others. 3) The preciousness of life, as the theme deals with suicide and how one cannot arbitrarily end their life according to a plan or limit, as Wilson discovers.

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    The Lotus Eater Theme

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    The document discusses three themes: 1) Making decisions and facing their consequences, as the main character Wilson makes various decisions that negatively impact his life, like quitting his job and selling his possessions. 2) Running away from responsibility, as Wilson wishes to live simply without responsibilities to others. 3) The preciousness of life, as the theme deals with suicide and how one cannot arbitrarily end their life according to a plan or limit, as Wilson discovers.

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    THEME

    MAKING DECICIONS..

    The stories involves the theme of making a decisions. Decisions-making is part and
    parcel of living. Everyone needs to make decisions in life, whether it is major or minor.
    Throughout the story, the idea of making decisions and facing the consequences or the
    effects of the decisions is notable. We notice that Wilson makes various decisions
    throughout the story. However he is not determined or courageous to make the most
    important decisions in his life to commit suicide. Wilson fails to make the decision to
    take his life. The decisions that Wilson makes are giving up his job, selling out his
    properties, leaving London, wanting ti live for twenty-five years, and choosing the way
    he would like to live. However, he makes the wrong decisions and his life turns out to be
    meaningless, empty, miserable and he is pauper till the end.

    RESPONSIBILITY..

    Wilson runs away from responsibility. He does not wish to take any responsibility and
    live a simple life, where he does not need to be responsible to anyone or any
    organization. On the other hand, the other character shows responsibility. Responsibility
    is not only confirm to the self, but also extended to family, and organisation.

    LIFE IS PRECIOUS..

    The theme also deal with suicide. It is not easy to end ones life. The moral issue on life is,
    no one has the right to take his or her own life. Life is a gift of God and it is precious.
    Wilson wishes to end his life after living for twenty five years or when he reaches the age
    of sixty. But in reality it is impossible to end one’s life by limiting the span of life. Even
    Wilson is unable to end his own life, as he has planned and decided.

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