Gustave von Aschenbach is certainly an artist A very decent one He has his life planned out is very accurate and organized Perhaps even a bit boring monotonous Then he goes to Venice where all will change In his hotel he sees a young boy with whom he is fascinated The young boy is the perfect image of a happy idle child that has all it desires all Aschenbach never had Aschenbach studies the child …showed first 75 words of 781 total…

…showed last 75 words of 781 total…fruit and ate them Does he realize they carry the plague? Each of this great man has a flaw Hamlet was indecisive Mac Beth had too much ambition Othello was jealous…and Aschenbach was obsessive His obsession led him to forget about his own well-being and life That’s what led him to his unlucky end An end that is not even as satisfactory as it could’ve been An end he didn’t deserve