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Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different?
— Davey Jones • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This bleak line refuses any comforting exception for what comes after death. If existence itself is harsh, there's no reason to expect gentler treatment beyond it. The remark carries dark humor about suffering as a constant, unbroken thread.
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