In the short story ‘’The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality’’ by Andrew Lang, written in 1903 explains how selfishness can destroy an individual. The protagonist in this story is the Prince, who is scared of death and wants to be immortal. His father wants him to rule the kingdom, but he refuses. The Prince says, ‘’Never shall I be happy till I find a kingdom where death is unknown’’ (Lang 74). He is selfish because he wants to live forever and not let his father rest during his old age. He begins on his journey and meets a Princess and an old man who repeat throughout the story in different disguises. The Princess says, ‘’Stay here, and share my throne; a thousand years is long enough to live’’ (Lang 77), but he refuses and continues on his
