I believe the book Death Comes for the Archbishop holds many themes which can be applied to everyday people's lives. One such theme is living life to its fullest, doing all that you can, and feeling the spiritual reassessment and the moral reconciliation before you die. Both Father Vaillant and Archbishop Latour show this of their lives. They spent every waking moment of their time preaching and blessing the people of the South- western states, …showed first 75 words of 328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 328 total…To fulfill the dreams of one's youth; that is the best that can happen to a man." Both men were happy with their accomplishments and felt that when their time comes, they would be ready to depart, having lived life to its extent. I think this is the time he expresses his joy of having reached his goal and this is also the spiritual reassessment and the moral reconciliation identified as evident in Archbishop Latour.