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Analysis Of John Gunther's Death Be Not Proud

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Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther tells the story of Johnny Gunther, a young man who died on June 30, 1947. He was only seventeen years old at the time of his death. His father, a distinguished journalist and the author of this book, wrote down Johnny's struggle to help others learn more about the devastating effects of a brain tumor.
Johnny spent his earliest years in Paris, Vienna, and London. His family came back to the United States when he was seven and a half years old, and they settled in Connecticut. Johnny loved to learn about everything he could find out about, and he attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. One of his main goals was to graduate from there before moving on to attend Harvard. No one in his family knew about his

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