Introduction
The theme of death is a prevalent feature in literature of all time. Since death is the ultimate truth separating man from his near and dear ones, fascination in the treatment of death by all the great authors and poems is opulently found in literary pieces. I Used to Live Here Once by Jean Rhys and Dog's Death by John Updike are two literary examples of death being at the central frame. I Used to Live Here Once is a short story which has a mysterious female as the central character revisiting her childhood home. That she is dead is revealed to ...
