Short Fiction · Character
Captive Death
An allegorical figure representing death captured.
minor
Also known as Death
First appearance: short fiction
Captive Death shows up with force in The Kiss of the Unborn. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Personified death figure, interacting with the unborn and the living.
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In The Kiss of the Unborn: Personified death figure, interacting with the unborn and the living. Later, in Captive Death: Captured by the…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse recurring and allegorical figures
- Recurring domestic characters
- Focal and household figures
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Story tension across the book.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because the old man undergoes a profound psychological reversal, abandonin…
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