The Fear and Reality of Death It is a universal reality that every living thing must die eventually. ... In several of the pieces we have read over the course of this past semester, a fear of or preoccupation with death is clearly evident throughout the texts. ... Information about diseases, social warfare, and violent crimes is thrown at us from all angles, whether it be books, statistics or television. ... He tells the narrator, "'I shall perish,"" and, "I must perish in this deplorable folly. ... These classic American works share this similar thematic concern and exploit the dange...

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