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Nidea Posted 17 years ago
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What does “stranger” refer to in this context below?
Usually, if a person you do not know, then you can call him/her a stranger, right? Okay, then what does “stranger” mean here?? I can not figure out what this Chaplain is talking about. So I was wondering if you could take a look for me. Thank you.
Chaplain: Can I ask you something? Why have you denied any family or loved ones to be there for you in the end?
Lincoln: Why would I let them watch me die? I've caused them enough pain.
Chaplain: Maybe it's not about them watching you die.
Lincoln: Maybe it's about me watching them live. That the final torture?
Chaplain: No. It's about how you want to leave this world. What's the last image you want to take with you? A stranger?
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Hello!
What does “stranger” refer to in this context below?
Usually, if a person you do not know, then you can call him/her a stranger, right? Okay, then what does “stranger” mean here?? I can not figure out what this Chaplain is talking about. So I was wondering if you could take a look for me. Thank you.
Chaplain: Can I ask you something? Why have you denied any family or loved ones to be there for you in the end?
Lincoln: Why would I let them watch me die? I've caused them enough pain.
Chaplain: Maybe it's not about them watching you die.
Lincoln: Maybe it's about me watching them live. That the final torture?
Chaplain: No. It's about how you want to leave this world. What's the last image you want to take with you? A stranger?
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Compared to family, the people who are likely to be present at an execution would be "relative" strangers. ) The chaplain suggests that Lincoln's last visible image will be taken with him to wherever he's going. He asks if Lincoln might not prefer that image to be of a friend or loved one, rather than of someone he barely knows.
- Compared to family, the people who are likely to be present at an execution would be "relative" strangers.
- ) The chaplain suggests that Lincoln's last visible image will be taken with him to wherever he's going.
- He asks if Lincoln might not prefer that image to be of a friend or loved one, rather than of someone he barely knows.
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Compared to family, the people who are likely to be present at an execution would be "relative" strangers. (I'm not talking about "friends and relatives" here!)
The chaplain suggests that Lincoln's last visible image will be taken with him to wherever he's going. He asks if Lincoln might not prefer that image to be of a fr
The chaplain suggests that Lincoln's last visible image will be taken with him to wherever he's going. He asks if Lincoln might not prefer that image to be of a fr
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AvangiCompared to family, the people who are likely to be present at an execution would be "relative" strangers. (I'm not talking about "friends and relatives" here!)
The chaplain suggests that Lincoln's last visible image will be taken with him to wherever he's going. He asks if Lincoln might not
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