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As I Lay Dying
as an 
example, “dying” is a word full of the religious meaning. 
According to Christian's point of view, people should do the 
confession before they die, through which they can wash 
their sin before they die. A person, no matter how evil his sin 
is, as long as he prays for what he has done, his soul can be 
redeemed and lifted into the heaven. For instance, in 
Shakespeare's famous tragedy "Hamlet", the Danish prince 
— Hamlet, is hesitated to kill Claudiu — the man who has 
killed his father, just because Claudis has prayed for his evil 
behaviors. This is a good example of this religious idea. 
However, under William Faulkner's writing, Addie who is 
lying dying, unfolds a lot of conscious activities in the 
process of her dying. She looks back on her love affairs, her 
marriage, her family, but with not even the slightest 
confession. 
From this point, in the final moments of life, Eddie 
bravely disobeys the “god” again, which flashes out of the 
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Eve’s rebellious spirit. In the face of heaven and hell, she is 
willing to say "no" and determines to go the hell. In the 
reflection of such prototype in the religion, Addie’s revolt 
towards the god, which ignores the death, and chooses her 
own spirit, is not only a source of evil in human history, but 
also a strong driving force for the wheel pushing forward the 
history. 
Modern people are suffered from the alienation of the 
heart, of the inner beliefs, and of the social lives. So the first 
thing they need to do is to establish the new belief and face 
the reality bravely. At the same time, the social should 
provide people from each stratum with the dignity to live. 
Only by doing this can people live with courage, and can 
they be "immortal" forever. 
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