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Death is an important theme in Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Masque of the Red Death”.

    Edgar Allan Poe once said, “With me, poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.” When stressed, writing was his coping mechanism, and through observation, many grasp how much death encompassed Poe. Although not appreciated during his era, he revolutionized mystery with mesmerizing story plots that yield suspense, but also makes readers question his stability. Most importantly, unlike those famous during his lifetime who are now forgotten, Poe’s legacy will live on forever. Moreover, throughout life, Poe experienced catastrophe, and because of this, writing became his creative outlet.

The deaths of his parents, sister and brother, all taken by tuberculosis, lead to Edgar Allan Poe’s obsession around the subject of death. This obsession enterprises historically ingenious writings, that did not just scare the reading population by inducing a death at the climax or tying in a death to create a gasp worthy ending. Poe’s historic greatness was his ability to use death as a catalyst, not an end. His stories, specifically short stories, strengthened the idea that the end of a life, has so much more meaning, than just the end. This precision was formed by how Poe ingeniously used the knowledge to not only comprise stories involving the subject of death, but used the stories to create deep ideas of the phantom of fatality. The short stories “The Black Cat,” “The Facts in the Case of M.Valdemar,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” all feature the inventive writing skills of Poe, that have enthralled populations since their publications.

The theme death has always played a crucial role in literature. Death surrounds us and our everyday life, something that we must adapt and accept. Whether its on television or newpaper, you'll probobly hear about the death of an individual or even a group. Most people have their own ideas and attitude towards it, but many consider this to be a tragic event due to many reasons. For those who suffered greatly from despair, living their life miserably and hopelessly, it could actually be a relief to them. Death effects not only you, but also those around you, while some people may stay unaffected depending on how they perceive it.

At a mere glance, William Faulkner's southern gothic novel, “As I Lay Dying” appears to be a book about a mourning family, who desperately longs to put their mother’s soul to rest in her desired burial ground. Although, Thomas C. Foster's novel “How to read Literature like A Professor” reveals that you do not need a microscope to find hidden literary elements, that aid in developing the novel’s theme and tone it wishes to undertake. After reading “As I lay Dying”, there are many elements that contribute to the overall composition of the book, such as his exemplary usage of symbolism, weather, plotline, and allusions to convey a gruesome tone.

In these three literary pieces a prevalent theme is death. Death may be defined as the end-ing period of physical life. However, throughout the development of these stories, it was possible to distinguish plenty of physical but even non-physical death as well. This absolutely

Death who is the narrator of this book is mesmerized by humans. He is intrigued by all that the world has but what he has trouble with is understanding how humans can commit so much cruelties and hideous action but at the same time have others who are so nice and make the world a much better place to live in. One thing that death tries to accomplish is to treasure new ways that he could make his job and his work more purposeful. One of the ways he attempts to do this is by compiling stories that he finds of brave human beings. He stumbles upon one fascinating story of human named Liesel. He believes that Liesel is like none other than he has ever seen before. He thinks that stories are truly beautiful. He is intrigued in her because of who

The novel Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion intertwines romance with horror. The author creates a suspenseful plot by creating interaction between the dead and the living. The most interesting turning point was when R fell in love with a human, Julie. This was a mysterious and not a foreseen event to most readers. Marion created a plot through the sophisticated usage of his literary devices. The main one that was evident in the novel was that of diction, where he used sophisticated language to portray interesting events. Also, by creating romance between his two characters, Marion appealed to the audience’s emotions, therefore, entailing the use of pathos in his writing.

A comparison of the ways that the dead affect the living in the novels Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

James Joyce’s short story, “The Dead” depicts characters that all are seemingly alive, yet, on the inside, are very much dead. The main character, Gabriel Conroy, is more concerned with himself and how he is perceived than anyone else. His conceited nature plays a major role in his epiphany at the end of the story. After his wife, Gretta, divulges her childhood to Gabriel and the first young man who ever loved her, Gabriel come to the realization that “he had never felt like that himself towards any woman but he knew that feeling must be love (p. 628). With Gabriel’s sudden epiphany, the issue the readers knew, but he did not, surfaced. Gabriel was dead inside and only cared about himself. Any form of love he ever gave was to himself to boost his own egotistical personality.

The composer’s use satirical techniques to show humility’s countless attempts to cheat death and by doing so, leads to the death of spiritual, emotional and cultural death of our society. Through the two texts, “The Loved One” by Evelyn Waugh a post-war satirical novel written in 1948 that deals with the superficiality and materialism of the funeral industry in modern day society and “death” an episode of the popular British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous written in the 90’s that comments on the rise of consumerism and the trivializing of death. Both texts depict their purpose through the use of satirical devices such as macabre humor, hyperbole, understatement, caricature, parody and juxtaposition. The texts studied both critique to the

Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. “Godfather Death.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. 12-13.

Death in literature is a hit or a miss. It can either be a powerful tool to completely ramp up (or down) the plot, or it can be a horribly cliche and lackluster scene that drives away interest. John Steinbeck is one of the authors who has shown himself to be a competent author when it comes to this topic, and his two novellas The Pearl and Of Mice and Men demonstrate his usage of it to the fullest.

This essay will focus on the theme of death in this story. There are lot

Although a scene of a funeral home might come to mind when a reader first hears a short story aptly named “The Dead,” the tale actually takes place in the festive setting of a winter dance at the home of the two aunts of the main character, Gabriel Conroy. James Joyce’s short story “The Dead” has a literal title, because its main concept is death – both physical death and spiritual death.