s were alive, Monica had the most positive influence on Augustine. With his strong love for his mother, he did an excellent job documenting her involvement in Augustines life, more so than the involvement of his father. Monicas death in the Confessions, was the most detailed account of death in the book. He described the last two weeks in detail of her life, and gave his intimate reactions to her death in the aftermath. With a higher degree of maturation growth in his spirituality, Augustine did not feel the need for weeping for his mothers death, unlike the death of the unnamed friend. The death of the unnamed friend was a continuous grieving process that even involved Augustine moving away from his hometown. The death of Monica did involve great suffering, yet he did not spend all his time weeping. Although in the end, he did weep, this was what he needed to end his suffering. The death of Patricius was not a detailed account in the Confessions, yet it is imaginable that he did feel some sorrowful feelings towards his fathers death. Death played a large role in Augustines Confessions, yet with Monicas death. I believe that everyone goes through death a certain way. Augustine never really faces death at an early age. I think he comes to a sort of peace about his mothers death. This was a way to talk about it in Confessions....
