Kleinfield's The Lonely Death Of George Bell

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Kleinfield wanted the reader to feel sorrow and sadness from reading The Lonely Death of George Bell, while also having the reading know that not everything about death is mournful and depressing. Kleinfield knew that good came from George Bell’s life and that he will be forever immortalized in the living world by the unknown deeds he has done the help those around him.
George Bell died alone in his apartment on approximately July 6th, 2014, dying of complications related to obesity and possibly a heart attack. Bell seemingly kept everyone at an arm’s length away to hide his hoarding and eating habits. He would avoid going out with friends to dinner, never let people into his home and have a curtain hanging in the entrance to keep anyone from

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