Death_Be_Not_Proud

Death Be Not Proud The novel, Death Be Not Proud, by John Gunther, is the story of the struggle of a child to stay alive. Johnny Gunther Jr.'s constant hope got him out of bed every morning with a positive attitude. His outright opposition to the fact that he was going to die and his determination not to, kept a fiery spirit in him so that he didn't give up. Johnny's stubborn determination to not accept defeat at so early an age, along with the tremendous courage he showed when realizing that he must accept his defeat, is a strong point portrayed in this novel. Johnny's hope, determination, and courage kept his death at bay. One of the main reasons that Johnny remained alive for so much longer than he should have lived, was the hope that he possessed. He hoped every day of his illness that he would get better, that his parents would be spared their grief, or that some doctor would come up with a revolutionary idea that would heal him. Because of his hope, Johnny never complained or protested during the entire course of his illness. He always obeyed the doctors' wishes and followed their instructions to death, be, not, proud, johnny, one, life, johnny's, hope, die, morning, determination, courage, always, story, should, next, kept, illness, gunther, even, each, been, because, tremendous, throughout, through, struggle, strong, pain, novel, nightmare, night, must, manner, live, fighting, fate, every, ever, determined, defeat, day, burden, breath, being, awake, attitude, alive, accepted, accept, never