Unless one is a certified public accountant, very little interest can be found in the latter of the two guarantees. Death, on the other hand, is something that concerns every person in every culture in the world. In taking a look at our daily lives, it is obvious that death plays a large part. By merely driving down the street, one can see that almost half of the roads are named for dead people. But that is only the beginning.
Death plays a very large part in the arts as well.
The portrayal of death in the arts usually reflects the cultural aspects of death. But not all cultures treat death in the same respect. On the other hand, in the Jewish Faith, a seven-day period of mourning, called shiva, follows a funeral in order to remember the person who has died. Although these two short stories show very different outlooks on death, a common theme is present. The dead man is not the central character in either story.