The growth of the modern personification of Death can be
traced back through the centuries, helping to create the unique narrator of The Book Thief. Not only do these
personifications form Death, as a narrator, but the various themes of death, such
as those seen in Alice in Wonderland, add to the creation of Death in The Book Thief.
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You should ask Adam Burton about death as a narrator from other novels.
ReplyDeleteSo I like where you are going with your thesis. I think if you specifically state and describe what the "modern personification of death" is and how the various themes of death add to its creation, it would be a stronger thesis. But that will come once you start really digging into it.
ReplyDeleteI will pay you money to include Death from Supernatural. Or Death from the Marvel Universe.
ReplyDeletei'm only kidding.
But seriously, I am interested to see what you do with this.
Death, the unbeatable opponent... unless you are some kind of crazy hero that dives into the underworld, or some other version, to bring your love back.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I am very curious about themes of death in AIW. Can you give me some examples?
Currently I'm just thinking about the Queen of Hearts, you know, "Off with her head!' She brings the theme of death in, but doesn't actually act on it (which is probably a good thing, since so many children read Alice in Wonderland).
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