In the short story "Idiots First"(1223) death is portrayed as an evil stalker, who tries to keep the main character "Mendell" from getting his son to a family member, to take care of him, before he dies. Ginzburg (Death) takes the form of many characters in the story, all of which hinder "Mendell" from completing his task. In the end of the story "Ginzburg" has "Mendell" at his mercy, at the gate to the train, and looks into the eye's of Mendell and can see the fear he has of not being able to take care of his son. Death takes pity on Mendell and allows him to put his son on the train. In "Appointment in Samar

Weather death is viewed as an evil being or as eternal life, there is one thing that holds true. Death comes to us all in the end.

Humor and death are an odd combination, and to some people it may seam morbid. In some context death has a humorous side. A good example of this is in Woody Allen's, Death Knocks (1305). Death is viewed as a clumsy little man, who is out of shape, and is not very serious about his work. Nat the main character in the play tries to control his fate, and coaxes death into a game of Gin Rummy, and if he wins he gets an extension on his life. When Nat wins the game and all of the money that death has, death is forced to leave with nothing to show for his night's work. In the poem "Nobody Loses All The Time" (1280), Uncle Sol is described as born loser who never in his life had anything go in his favor. Only in his death was he a success at anything. The humor of the poem is ironic due to the fact that Uncle Sol bec

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