History & The Arts
Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern
...psychological need: to go about life as though death is a long way off. Get carving! Why not try your own activity now? Carve your own pumpkin! Consider your choices, as you do so, what your decisions mean – and think in terms of symbolism. Will you choose a large or small pumpkin? If it’s going to have a face, what kind of face will it have, and why? Where are you...