Analysis Of Michael Paterniti's Love And Other Ways Of Dying

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The collection of essays written by Michael Paterniti entitled Love and Other Ways of Dying demonstrates his adventurous, spontaneous personality by sharing his experiences traveling the world and speaking with a variety of different people. Paterniti’s purpose is to show the power in positive human connection and emotion, along with the damage caused by negative human connection and emotion. He does this by retelling stories from his own experience and the experiences of others. He adopts an informative and inspirational tone in order to teach the reader life lessons about human connection and emotion.
Paterniti first emphasizes the effects of damage, tragedy, and grief in an essay about the Columbine High School shooting: “Before Patrick