Godfather Death

Have you ever been the person that wanted to be rich and very famous. The doctor in “Godfather Death” died out by a candle and the author used opposition for death.

In the story Godfather Death there was a doctor that got raised up by death. Death keeps a candle for every person and when the candle gets low the person dies and every candle will burn faster than others. In the story the doctor treats people with a herb. If Godfather Death is standing by the persons head the doctor will be able to cure that person and if he is standing by their feet then he can treat them but Godfather Death will punish him. He treats the queen even though death was standing by her feet. His punishment was to see his candle. When he saw his candle the candle was almost out and he begged him a lot but Godfather Death only said “ A candle has to run out before a new candle can be put in its place.” Just as Godfather Death said that he fell to the ground and never got back up so this is means that these candles represent death.

Secondly the author decided that death should determine that someone was going to die by a candle. What is weird is that death represents darkness, and a candle is one of the brightest things that you can have. So the author decided to use opposition in the book .

In the short story “Godfather Death” a candle is used to represent death, and the author used opposites. So the story “Godfather Death” is most likely fiction because somebody couldn’t get raised up by death and people most likely don’t have a candle for when they are going to die.

The Monkeys Paw

Have you ever been the person that wanted to get three wishes then wanted one million dollars? Well in the short story "The Monkeys Paw" Mr. White gets that chance and tries to make other people feel good but then he second guesses himself, and the monkeys paw represents life and death.

To start with there was a man named Mr. White. He got the monkeys paw and had a chance to make 3 wishes. When he got to the second wish his wife said that he should wish for their son. So the man pleased his wife and wished for her sin thinking the wish wouldn’t come true. In a couple minutes they hear a knocking on the door. The man is surprised and second guesses himself scrambles for the monkeys pay and wishes his son gone and the knocking was gone. So this means that Mr. White is a person that second guesses himself after he tries to make somebody feel good.

Secondly the monkeys paw symbolizes life and death. It symbolizes both because first when Mr. White wished for his on it came true and his son was reborn which symbolizes life. The death part is when Mr. White wished that his son was gone and they assume that their son was gone because the knocking stopped so that symbolizes death.

Mr. White uses his powers to please other people but then second guesses himself and the monkeys pay symbolized life and death. In the story the monkeys paw it is obviously an unrealistic story because you can’t just make money appear and bring people back to life.