Death: The High Cost of Living

Main Characters and Their Development

• Death — the embodiment of death, who takes on a human form for one day in a century to understand the value of life. In this story, she appears as a young woman named Didi. Death shows kindness, compassion, and wisdom, helping other characters realize the importance of life and death.
• Sexton Furnival — a teenager who feels lost and alone. Meeting Didi, he begins to rethink his life and appreciate it more. His interaction with Didi helps him understand that life is worth living despite its challenges.
• Madame Dore — a mysterious woman who hunts Didi to gain immortality. She serves as an antagonist, seeking to avoid death at all costs, contrasting with Didi's philosophy of accepting life and death.