Analysis of Godfather Death

Analysis of Godfather Death Abstract Godfather Death as told by Margaret Taylor is a short story about how fate is predetermined, and can non be interfered with without consequences to another. Treatment Characters Man, God, Devil, Death, boy/Physician, King, Kings Daughter. stage setting The Great Highway, Forest, Kings Castle, Underground Cave Time Lifespan of Boy Plot (4 Parts) A Man latterly has his thirteenth child and goes in search of a godfather. He first comes across God, who promises to keep his intelligence happy.The man denies God because he believes him to be unfair. He thence comes across the Devil, who promises to bring his son jubilate and riches, but the man is aware of his corruptions and finds him unsuitable as well. Lastly, the man is approached by Death. Death declares that he makes all in all men equal, and can make his son rich and famous. The Man takes Death as his sons godfather. After the Boy had gr profess Death, brought him to a forest to give him a gift. He told the Boy that he would become a famous physician, but only with his help.He told him he would appear at either the head or institution of the patients bed to indicate whether they were to die or to be healed of all ailments with a special rig found in the forest. Then Death warned the boy not to disobey his orders, or death would be his own fate. The Boy became the most famous physician in the world and was sent for when the King shake off ill. Death stood by the Kings feet to indicate he should die but the Physician disobeyed his orders and saved the King with the plant.Death was abominably angered by this and later approached him to scorn his actions and threaten his life if he again disobeyed him. The Kings Daughter then became sick. The Physician was called and found her beauty so intriguing that he again disobeyed his godfather to save her. Death grabbed the Physician, howler that he had had enough of him, and dragged him underground. There were thousands of w ax lights everywhere that were constantly going out and sparking back up. Death excellent to the Physician that each candle represented a persons lifespan, and the Physician asked to see his own candle.His candle was near its break off and he begged his godfather to light a new candle for his life. Death explained that peerless life must go out for another to begin. The Physician asked for him to then put his old candle on top of a new one to continue his flame of life. Death pretended to do as the Physician asked, but purposefully drops the small candle and the fire is snuffed. The Physician instantly collapses into the pass of Death. Evaluation This is a complicated short story that involves many characters in the beginning but end with only two.The story is in 4 parts, told first in the view of the boys father, and then by the boys godfather, Death. It has a literal ending, the boy dies in the hands of Death. The lesson to be learned by this story is that we are not to interf ere with the balance of nature or operose consequences arising. The story is reported by Margaret Taylor, the boys father, Death, and the Physician. Conclusion Everything in nature must be balanced. If we disturb this balance then in that location will be severe consequences.This is told through interfering with others fate in this story, but can be seen in other scenarios as well. In our ecosystem, changing even one small part of demographic region can sustain a great threat. When the Chinese farmers shot down all of the red sparrows, who they had thought been eating their crops, there was no defense left to eat the locusts who were the actual ones eating the crops. The locusts multiplied without any predators and demolished field of crop all across the country. In conclusion, changing the balance of nature can have unhealthful implications for all.