Sonnet X. "Death be not proud"
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Who was the author of the book Death Be Not Proud?
John Gunther
What kind of brain tumor did Johnny Gunther have?
In 1947, John Gunther, Jr, 17-year-old son of distinguished journalist John Gunther (author of such popular books as Inside Europe), died of a brain tumor after undergoing an incomplete resection of a right parietal-occipital glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).9 Apr 2007
How many pages is Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther?
ISBN-13: 9780061230974
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Publication date: 04/03/2007
Series: P.S. Series
Edition description: New
Pages: 224
How did John Gunther die?
Gunther died of liver cancer in 1970.
Is Death Be Not Proud a true story?
The book — the true story of a young boy who tragically dies of a brain tumor at age 17 — is titled “Death Be Not Proud.” The boy's father, John Gunther, with brooding eloquence, fashioned the memoir in 1949. The book became a bestseller and remains popular today.9 Jun 2015
How old is Johnny in Death Be Not Proud?
seventeen-year-old
What did John Gunther write?
Gunther's other books—all highly successful—include Inside Asia (1939), The High Cost of Hitler (1939), Inside Latin America (1941), D-Day (1944), Inside U.S.A. (1947), Roosevelt in Retrospect (1950), Inside Africa (1955), Inside Russia Today (1958), Inside Europe Today (1961), and Inside South America (1967).
What is the main theme of Death Be Not Proud?
The theme, seen throughout Donne's poetry, is that death is unable to corrupt the eternal soul. In the opening octave, the poet debunks the belief that death is a victor, explaining that it cannot kill him; it can merely rest his weary body and free his soul to heaven.
Who is the main character in Death Be Not Proud?
Johnny
How does Donne describe the weakness of death?
Death can come in so many ways at any time to anybody that it seems to have myriad forms, so Donne reduces death by personifying it as a weak person subservient to the worst elements of life and unable to counter the poet's challenge.