Edited sentence: - Edwin Pope, The Miami Herald".Among the numerous references to Atlas's program/story/advertisements, the main character describes having sand kicked in his face by "two big hefty guys" in front of his girlfriend, and later being compared to the mythological god Atlas after undergoing the program.The fictional short story "Charles Atlas Also Dies" by Sergio Ramirez, centers around the main character--a follower of Atlas's exercise program--and his trip to America to meet Charles Atlas himself; written from an ironic and dark-humored perspective.The story begins with the quote: "Charles Atlas swears that sand story is true.The story juxtaposes the superhuman strength and notoriety of Charles Atlas--the symbol, with the fragile and mortal aspects of Charles Atlas--the man