“Godfather Death” is a fairy tale collected by two German brothers, the brothers Grimm, during the 19th century. The tale is of the 13th child, a boy born to a poor family. In the search for a Godfather for the boy, his father interviews God, Satan and Death himself. While Death proves to be fair in choosing everyone he visits, he makes a deal with the boy who grew to be a doctor. The deal Death made with the doctor was that he was never to betray his Godfather. In the tale the doctor betrayed Death and after his first warning, death came for the doctor just as he warned. Death kept his original promise on treating everyone equally, even his own Godson. I believe the tale illustrates Death as the equalizer. A man can cheat death once …show more content…
Somerset Maugham, in 1933. Death in the fable tells a story of a servant who was startled to see her in a marketplace; the servant fled the marketplace and travelled to a town called Samarra. When the servants Master saw Death he asked why she startled the man. Death told the Master that she was in fact surprised to see the man in the market that morning; she had an appointment to see the servant in Samarra that evening. I believe the lesson to be learned in this fable comes from the want to avoid Death. Death will always have an appointment to meet us, no matter where we try to run and hide. “The North Wind” an Aesop fable tells of a dispute between the North Wind and the Sun. The two powers quarrel over which is the strongest, to solve the dispute they decide on a contest to strip a traveller of his cloak. First the wind begins to blow, stronger and stronger the wind gusts, only making the traveller cling more to his cloak. The Sun goes after the unsuccessful Wind, warming the traveller at first, allowing the traveller to feel comfort in loosening his grasp. The Sun continually warmed until the travel felt he no longer needed its protection and threw it from
...anyway, without any help from him. So if He burnt things with the firemen, and the sun burnt time, that meant everything burned!” Page 365 of 431. iPhone eBook (66 Pages Left)
In life, it is a fact that man must die and there is no getting around it, but for some people
Edgar Allen Poe, in the short story “The Masque of the Red Death”, shows how people may try to outsmart death and surpass it, but in the end they will die since death is inevitable. He reveals this in the book by showing all the people closed up in the abbey that belongs to Prince Prospero. They are trying to escape the “Red Death” and think that they can escape the death by hiding away in the abbey. They manage to stay safe for six months but in the end they all die after the stroke of midnight during the masquerade ball Prince Prospero puts on from the Red Death itself which appears after midnight and leaves no survivors in the end. Poe develops the theme of how no one can escape death through the use of the point of view, the setting, and symbolism.
Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, "The Telltale Heart" and "The Masque of the Red Death" are two very different stories. One is about a simple man, perhaps a servant, who narrates the tale of how he kills his wealthy benefactor, and the other is about a prince who turns his back on his country while a plague known as The Red Death ravages his lands. Yet, there are some similarities in both. Time, for instance, and the stroke of midnight, seem to always herald the approach of impending death. Both are killers, one by his own hand, the other by neglecting his country. One seeks peace, the other seeks pleasure, but both are motivated by the selfish need to rid themselves of that which haunts them, even at the expense of another's life. However, the point of this critique will show that their meticulous plans to beat that which torments them are undone by a single flaw in their character - overconfidence.
The concept of mortality is truly fascinating, because no one living knows what happens after death. Some choose simply not to think about death’s inevitability, but the realm of the living is rife with reminders of what everyone must become. The stories of Tom Walker and Prince Prospero serve as such reminders to the readers of their macabre tales. In both stories, the protagonists are scared of the prospect of death. The eponymous Tom Walker of The Devil and Tom Walker worries about what will become of the riches accumulated from his deal with The Devil and consequently becomes very pious.His fate is sealed when one day he exclaims “The Devil take me if I have made but a farthing!” at a time when his Bibles are not present. The Devil himself returns and carries him off on a black horse, never to be seen again. In The Masque of the Red Death, however, Prince Prospero decides to just blatantly ignore the inevitability of death. He locks himself and his friends in his castle. All is well until the eve of a grand masque. An uninvited guest intrudes seemingly dressed as the Red Death. Outraged, Pro...
The 1920’s was an extraordinary time period filled with flappers, speakeasies, and gangsters. One of the most notorious gangsters during this time was a man named Al Capone. On February 14, 1929, seven bullet riddled corpses were discovered inside a garage inside a lonesome garage on Clark Street owned by gangster George “Bugs” Moran.
The Godfather is most notably one of the most prolific films of its time. This "gangster" film displayed many transformations of permeating color to give the viewer observable cues in its mise en scene that drew one right into the movie. The dramatic acting set the tone of the film with a score that lifted the viewer right out of their seat in many scenes. The directing and cinematography made The Godfather ahead of its time. The nostalgic feel of family importance and the danger of revenge lets us into the life of the Mafia. Even though no other techniques would have given the viewer a feeling of inside the mob like the mise en scene of the power the godfather held, the characters are reinforced literally and figuratively because the story views the Mafia from the inside out, and the cinematography of the film gives it a dangerous and nostalgic feel.
The Godfather is the “dark-side of the American dream story” (Turan, pp2). The film follows the practices of a fictional Italian mafia family, the Corleone’s. Though most Americans do not condone the practices of the Italian mafia, they cannot deny that Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is a cinematic masterpiece. This film gave insight to a mysterious way of life that the average person does not have knowledge of. As the audience is educated about the mafia they also are introduced to many stereotypes.
“A&P” and “Godfather Death” are stories that fall under two different categories in reading. While “A&P” is a short story and “Godfather Death” is a folktale, it is clear that there are differences between the two stories. Despite their differences, there are some similarities shown through the protagonists of each story. Sammy, the protagonist of “A&P”, is an all-around character who is close to his family but makes poor decisions. The godson, the protagonist of “Godfather Death”, is also an all-around character and loves his job but takes advantage of his godfather, Death. Although Sammy and the godson are the protagonist in each story, they have differences regarding their work ethic and heroism, but they also share a few similar personalities.
Finally, appearing in anger at the deception, Death drags his godson to an underground cave that is full of thousands of candles bringing in endless rows. After hearing the explanation of the candles and gazing on his own dying candle, the doctor pleads with his godfather for a longer life (Grimm 154). Seeing the perfect opportunity to extract his revenge, Death acts as though he is going to increase the length of his godson’s life, but actually ends his life (Grimm 155).
People have many different dreams, and many different ingredients for happiness. Some people relay on love, others lean towards money, it may be achieved through money, relationships, or even the misfortune of others, but why does power have the persuasion to change a person and what drives them to gain more?
Does family matter? Yes- family always matters. It is necessary to have some sort of family structure in order to have a stable foundation. This need for stability and structure is how the family survives and the children find safety. In the movies The Godfather and Scarface we will discover how the two differ when it comes to family and family business. These two patriarchs have different views on family and how the family is involved in the business. In this discovery one struggles to gain and maintain power- but looses everything in the process. While the other maintains the family through peace negotiations and understanding business and revenge can not always go hand and hand in order for the family to survive.
Money, murder, power, and loyalty, the epitome and basic essentials of any Mafia movie. Initially, when watching two of the most popular titles in this genre, Goodfellas and The Godfather, they may have similar themes, but in all truth, they are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. While Goodfellas welcomes you to the family with a friendly smile and a voice-over, The Godfather makes you stand astray and watch in silence as an outsider.
I believe the reason that, 'The Godfather', is such a great film is because it lets audiences decide whether they like the characters or not. Too many movies made about organized crime begin with some seemingly random act of violence. 'The Godfather', however, lets it be known from the start to judge the characters in the film based on what type of person they are instead of the criminal activities they may engage in.
...y this made the young doctor almost a god, he could dispense health or death and just about as he wished but with consequences if he disobeyed Death wishes. The lesson here is seen by the folly of his actions, the doctor believes that he is above all earthly constraints and believes that he is indeed a god. The young doctor is placed in this situation on purpose. He is told that he can cure anyone as long as Death allows it but he is also given the choice to do as he pleases albeit with consequences. The young doctor ignores all warnings and ultimately has to pay for his folly with his own life. What the story does is to show us that we are all human. That we can not play with death or life and that ultimately death will come after us be us rich or poor. I specially loved the symbolism of the candles of light, makes me wonder if indeed there could be such a place.