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Q&A Death as person - A funny part of the story? Or serious stuff?

Death as a person is commonly known to any reader of the "Discworld" series from Terry Pratchett. Also death appears in the series "Supernatural" as one of the apocalyptic riders. Another approach ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Pawana‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:09:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Pawana‭ · 2019-12-08T09:09:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
Death as a person is commonly known to any reader of the "Discworld" series from Terry Pratchett. Also death appears in the series "Supernatural" as one of the apocalyptic riders. Another approach in this case is not known to me.

The thought of death as a "person" is something that follows me through my whole writing life. But there is always the one question: Is death as a person only good for a small funny part of the story (something like "taking out the pressure of the scene") or can death as a person be a serious part of the story?

This is the question to you.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-06-18T07:51:27Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 18