“I mean, injured where he was. I examined him, you know. No organs were damaged. Blood vessels yes. But he actually shouldn’t have died.”
Here in this annotation we focus on the concept and understanding that the father should not have died, so we will analyze why Dr. Nokes actually felt this way just by this comment alone.
Death, let’s get an understanding of the meaning.
Dictionary.com
Die –verb (used without object), died, dy·ing.
1.
to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanentcessation of all vital functions; become dead.
2.
(of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter diedon his lips.
3.
to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions dieslowly.
Oxford Dictionary
verb (dies, dying /ˈdīiNG/, died)
[no object]
- 1 (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living:
In this specific line in the story the Father has died, but in the process of the initial trauma he was not injured enough for him to actually die. But actually his son was suppose to die because of the impact of his lungs and them being injured. Dr. Nokes makes this statement because he knew something out of the ordinary has occurred and of course it cannot be explained medically. He says this after the fact of the healing of the lungs, as he goes to check on the boy every day. He it had to be God, because the Father had no major organs affected just “blood vessels” as he stated in the book.
Clearly he wanted to show the boy that his father took his place for him and spared his life. As Reuben wanted to be healed earlier and the tormenter’s face was cleared, now he is healed yet at the expense of losing his father. We would never know how Reuben would have reacted if he had to choose him or his father. This particular story in the entire plot brings the story together to show us that life is a matter of choice and sometimes some else has to choose the best path for us so that we will have peace like a river even when sorrow comes.
Die as retrieved from Dictionary.com
Die as retrieved from Oxford Dictionary
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