The opposite meaning or outcome is irony
Answer:
Perspective is the way that one looks at something
The progression from wayfarers to spacefarers demonstrate that people have advanced to the point where not only do we travel on foot but Astronauts and Cosmonauts are able to travel in space. This shows how technology has improved.
The speech is very focued, he seems to have his mind set to it, the tone relates to this situation in the text because they are talking about before death, and he is saying how he wants to stay the same when he dies like his body would stay the same.