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
Angel of Grief Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The image has also been used in popular culture, such as in an album cover for the band Nightwish's album "Once" (2004) and in the 2012 film "The Woman in Black". Angel of Grief Angel of Grief or the Weeping Angel is an 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story for the grave of his wife Emelyn Story at the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. Its full title bestowed by the creator was "The Angel of Grief Weeping Over the Dismantled Altar of Life". This was Story's last major work prior to his death, a year