Godfather Death Grimm

Godfather Death

The authors Jacob and Wilhem Grimm in the story “Godfather Death” The readers envision genuine circumstances that individuals trust they confront each day. The story “Godfather Death,” comes down to choices, bad choices such as cheating can take a man’s life. The metaphor the authors used is God, Satan and Death, who is the protagonist in the story. The father has 12 children that he can hardly accommodate, so the father is out in the street searching for suitable godparent for his 13th child. The man was approached by God and Satan, whom he turned down, yet he acknowledged Death, because death do not discriminate. The doctor decided to try his luck by cheating death to get the perfect life. In this story the doctor greed,
Godfather Death, kept his promise by making him a rich, renowned specialist, but he had stipulations on when he could heal. The stipulations stated that he can only heal people when Death standing at the head of the bed, but if Death stood at the foot of the bed the person must die (14). We are all faced with stipulations and choices, cheating make marriage fall apart or give people an early date with death. The climax of the story begins when the doctor believes he could cheat death, by healing the King. Turning the King around on the bed, placing death at the head of the bed allowing him to cheat death. Godfather death warned him,” if you ever cheat me again, you will be punished” (14). When you commit a crime there is normally some type of fine, or jail time associated with it. The King, daughter became ill and the King said, “Whoever can save her from death would become her husband and inherit the crown” (14). The doctor went to heal the King’s daughter and found death standing at the feet of her bed; this means she was scheduled for death. The doctor decided to be smart, turn her around on the bed where death would be standing at her head and give her the magical herb which saved her life. Now Death was angry. Death said, “It is all over for you. Now it’s your turn” (15). Death escorted the doctor with his cold touch into an
Cheating eventually brings about negative consequences in all matters. Even when you have been given the riches of the world, death still awaits you. There were a couple early warning flags in the story, one was when the boy’s father turned down God, furthermore, not adhering to death warning, there were consequences for not following the rules. Death followed a simple process, “An eye for an eye.” The doctor personal desire for a higher status, love and power, caused him his