Grief (novel) The stages are denial, anger, depression, and acceptance. The narrator, as well as other characters in the story, slowly passes through these stages in trying to deal with death. During the story, the theme of dealing with grief overcomes the narrator, the landlord and Frank. Premature death grief results from the guilt that they try to deal with because of the AIDS epidemic. Many of their friends, for example one named Nick is overcome by the disease. When told about his HIV, Nick “looked like a deer caught in a car’s headlights for weeks... he even chased the doctor who
Elizabeth Ross Haynes received her MA in 1923. She was elected to the national board of the YWCA in 1924. Ross published "The Black Boy of Atlanta", her biography of R.R. Wright in 1952. Ross died in New York City on October 26, 1953. Elizabeth Ross Haynes Elizabeth Ross Haynes (1883–1953) was an African American social worker, sociologist, and author. Elizabeth Ross was born on July 31, 1883 in Mount Willing, Alabama to former slaves Henry and Mary ("née" Carnes) Ross. She was valedictorian of her class at the State Normal School of Montgomery. She won a scholarship to Fisk University and received