Mythological Critique of Death IN Death on apple tree book

During the course of humankind’s mythological history, we come across many common forms of myths. These mythologies include death, creation, etc.Regardless of the origin of these myths, they share common purposes.As an example, death is considered a result of sin or enmity and while humankind chases after Immortality, he/she turns mortal as a result of sins or a curse from the gods or the evil forces.It is clear that humankind has always feared death.Death, as one of the most important sources of stress, comes in many different forms and Scharer has presented an example of it, the fear of non-existence, through word and image in her book.In her book “Death on the Apple Tree”, considering the common myth of death, the author has made an effort to present a unique point of view on life and death. In this book, death is not the outcome of sins or enmity but only a part of life. In fact, death is life itself, to the point that life is meaningless without death, as death is without life.This research has used analytical-descriptive method to study how death is reflected through text and illustrations in "Death on the Apple Tree" and to point out that the mythological side of death is only one of many representations of death.