1. One of Dunn’s themes is the vulnerability of the human being alive in this world. In The Vanishing he writes that “hurt…hurts” is one of life’s truths. How, in the face of that hurt, does the human being find a reason for living? Finding a reason for living in the face of hurting is a conflict most human beings have had to endure. One of the hardest things in life to do …showed first 75 words of 641 total…

…showed last 75 words of 641 total…to classes, breath, laugh, and enjoy my life, but, “there’s nothing quite like the feeling of something new, and this is the only time I really feel alive” (NIN). To put it to you rationally, I just live. I live for me and me alone. I do things that make me a better person, and things that will help me in the long run. That’s how I live in the face of hurting.