The thought of death is an overshadowing thought in many people’s lives. It is the unknown that brings about curiosity. Sometimes, it is a fearful thought. Most people do not enjoy thinking about their eventual end, or the end of a loved one. The question that comes up with “What is death?” is “How do we stop death?” Well, the answer is that it is impossible. It is an inevitable end to all of our lives. Many authors have put their curiosity about death onto paper, as seen in Ray Bradbury’s “The Scythe.” Another example of characters trying to escape death is in J.K. Rowling’s “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” “The Tale of the Three Brothers” is a short story in her Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book. In both short stories, the authors convey their curiosity about death to their characters. …show more content…
In doing so, they still die. Death is something that waits for everything that lives. Nobody can escape it, although some may try. It is better to go in peace and without anger because if you accept that death is predetermined, there will be no fear of it. The first evidence of this recurring theme in literature is in “The Scythe.” Drew tried to protect his loved one’s “wheat,” but he could not stop their fate. The story says, “Once he found the place where the grain grew, that was Molly and Susie and little Drew, he would never cut it” (Bradbury). He wanted to save their lives because he felt it was not their time to go. But what this says is that nobody is ever ready to enter the unknown. He has to have an acceptance of death to do what is right. When he tried to interfere with their fate, “He knew why they’d slept through the fire and continued to sleep now. He knew why Molly lay there, never wanting to laugh again.” (Bradbury). It was their time to go; it would be selfish if he did not cut their grain. He did not choose this fate for himself; it just happened. That is the same way death is; it just