Death is a creature that takes the life of an individual. The book Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther tells a story of a young boy's life facing death. The reality is that everyone is born and everyone must die. Life for everyone is hard and no one said that life was going to be easy. Johnny Gunther, John Gunther's son, a young boy and he experienced death in a very cruel and painful ordeal. Death is nothing we can hide from and because of that we must face the fact that Death will appear in our lives when it is our time to die.
             Johnny Gunther was an average young man. He was seventeen when this whole ordeal happened. Johnny came back for Christmas vacation. " Johnny came home for the Christmas holiday in 1945, and he looked fit and fine." (25). He was a very intelligent boy. He enjoyed science and math. Johnny's life changed the moment his mother got a call from the school doctor's office. " Then in the third week of April 1 had a wire from the school doctor, Johnson, saying that Johnny was in the infirmary but, . . . was no indication of polio . . . not to worry." (26-27). His mother did not think much about it at the time because the doctor said that nothing was wrong.
             Johnny's parents were worried about their son. The month of April went by and Dr. Johnson has made a particular phone call to Johnny's parents. " At about three in the afternoon on Thursday, April 25, the telephone rang . . . Dr. Johnson said, ' We've had doctor in from Springfield to see your son - Dr. Hahn, a neurologist. Here he is.' Dr. Hahn said, ' I think your child a brain tumor.' " (27- 28). His parents were afraid, as any parent would be if their child ...