You are the 13th child born into a very poor family. Your father is searching for a godfather. He finds one and his name is Death. He said that he treats everyone equally and that he would make this child very rich. This is from a story called “Godfather Death”. “Godfather Death” is a tragedy and the ending with the cave of candles has a purpose worth explaining.

The tragedy plotline of “Godfather Death” starts out with the world being in chaos. Rise to power is when the father finds a godfather and the child becomes a rich doctor. The tragic flaw would be when the doctor uses the herb on someone he should not have. Tragic fall is when the doctor uses the herb again on a person he should not have and Death brought him down to an underground cave filled with candles. The death symbolism or loss of sanity ending is when the doctor dies because Death knocked his candle over and it went out.

The cave in the end of “Godfather Death” is filled with candles. Each and every candle represents a person’s life. A tall candle is for young children, a medium size is for adults, and the shorter candles are for older people. The doctor asked Death what his candle was like and Death pointed to his candle. It was a small candle because he was going to die. When the light goes out they die. Death is the controller of the candles and if something happens like if he knocks one over that person dies.

In conclusion, “Godfather Death” is a tragedy story and the cave of candles has a purpose worth explaining. Death is in control of the cave and decides whether who lives and who dies. Death is the grim reaper, the skeleton with the black robe.