Every time you come in yelling that God damn 'Rise and Shine!' 'Rise and Shine!' I say to myself, 'How lucky dead people are!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker envies the dead because they do not have to wake up early.
- In plain terms
- Dead people are lucky because they do not have to work.
- What can you take from it?
- Daily demands can make death seem preferable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes mornings hard?
- Is rest worth more than life?
Another view
It uses hyperbole to express fatigue rather than literal desire.
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