A brass compass rests on folded cloth atop a worn brown suitcase in warm light.

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Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker looks at death with curiosity and anticipation, calling it a very large adventure rather than an ending to dread. The understatement 'awfully big' gives the thought a light, childlike courage, treating the unknown as something to be explored.

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