Blog assignment #1
Searlait Hickey English 102 Tuesday&Thursday (12:15) 1/27/2020 For my first blog assignment, I was told to read "Godfather's Death" and "A&P". In "Godfather's Death", there are many themes and underlying meanings. For example , one theme I found most prominent was Greed. Greed in this story can be described as a selfish desire for money and power. In the story a poor man with many children is approached by Death asking to be his childs godfather. By accepting his offer, his child would become a rich and famous doctor, the only rule is that the son can only heal who death wants him to. The doctor (and/or the son) got so caught up in his successful life that he disobeys Death and heals both the King and the Kings daughter, although they weren't supposed to be healed. By saving the Kings daughter the doctor would be promised her hand in marriage and inherit the thrown. Death decided to take the doctor instead of the King and princess,...