Greed In Godfather Death

Throughout life, everyone faces the frightening thoughts of how and when one will die. The possibility of death can be next week, tomorrow, or maybe even today. The story, “Godfather Death,” by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm told the story of a poor man with twelve children who worked day and night to support his family. When his thirteenth child came into the world, the father was unable to support him and decided to find a godfather to take care of this child. He chose Death because he treated everyone equally unlike God who gave to the rich, but allowed the poor to suffer, and the Devil who lead humans astray. When his godson came of age, Death gave him a powerful herb to help those who are sick. Those who are allowed to be saved will have Death standing at their heads, but those who belonged to Death and would die will have him standing at their feet. This powerful gift made the godson very rich and famous, but it was not enough. The godson’s greed for money, fame, and love created his own grave and showed that people will do anything, even cheat death, to have what they want in life. Fame, money, and fortune seem like the …show more content…
Greed is a common sin that must be avoided. As discussed in class, one will do any and everything to ensure they get exactly what they want out of life. The physician showed his need for fame, money, and love throughout the story by cheating Death, and even asked to end the life of someone else to save his own. Death only required one thing from his godson, which was to allow him to have some of the ill patients as his own. The godson did not follow this one request, which taught readers that when commitments are broken, consequences will be enforced. This seven deadly sin can lead to many consequences, as shown by the death of the godson. The godson’s greed for money, fame, and love ultimately stood in the way of the rest of his