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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL STUDIES (RJHCS )

E-ISSN 2579-0528
P-ISSN 2695-2467
VOL. 10. NO. 3 2024
DOI: 10.56201/rjhcs.v10.no3.2024.pg61.73

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Death Picture as a Literary Character

Omar Ra’ouf Marzah, Ali Hasan Abed and Mushtaq Awad Jabbar

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Abstract

Explores the representation of death within literature through the lens of visual and narrative characterization. This study examines how death is personified and depicted across various literary genres, from classical to contemporary works, and how these portrayals reflect cultural and philosophical attitudes towards mortality. By analyzing key texts and their depiction of death as a distinct character or symbolic entity, the paper investigates the interplay between narrative form and thematic content. It highlights how these literary portrayals challenge, reinforce, or subvert conventional notions of death and the afterlife. Ultimately, the study aims to shed light on the ways in which the literary depiction of death can both mirror and shape human understanding of our own finitude.

keywords:

Death, Literature, Emotions, Picture of Death

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