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
The Grief of Others The Grief of Others The Grief of Others is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Patrick Wang. It is based on the 2011 novel "The Grief of Others" by Leah Hager Cohen. The film stars Wendy Moniz, Trevor St. John, Rachel Dratch, Chris Conroy, Jenna Cooperman, Sonya Harum and Mike Faist. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015. The film was received with positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average score of 7.6/10. At Metacritic it scored 78% based on reviews from 8 critics,