In the poem “David” by Earle Birney, an accident occurs, and Bobby is forced to make a life-changing decision. The decision becomes centred around whether or not Bobby should save his friend from death. I believe his decision for letting David die, is justifiable, for a number of reasons. If Bobby has chosen to save David’s life, David would live an unsatisfactory life, due to his paralysis. By choosing to push David off a cliff, he is able to rid David of his misery. As a result of pushing David, Bobby was successfully able to put David’s wishes above his own. Although Bobby’s decision may seem unreasonable and irrational, after examining the situation, I realized that there was no option to choose. Bobby brought up the idea to David that