Onye is not, perhaps, an apparent personification of Death, however she does seem– in Okorafors far-future, post-apocalyptic science dream– to embody numerous of the contrasting intricacies of the ancient fertility/death goddesses discovered at the roots of many world religions.One of the most identifiable, modern representations of a female Death is Neil Gaimans Death of the Endless, a recurring character in his Sandman graphic books. Miss Susan (“Susan Death”) is the adopted granddaughter of Death, who– at least for the plot of Soul Music– takes up Deaths own mantle. On our Map of Ladies Death, Death of the Endless and Susan Death would be 2 abutting neighborhoods, 2 goth-girl psychopomps laid out side by side: skinny, of pale element, with a gravitas beyond their years.The next stop after Susan Death may be Calliope Reaper-Jones, Amber Bensons protagonist in the series of the very same name, Deaths child, and CEO of Death, Inc., who wears power suits and works tough to stave off the zombie armageddon.
She was, instead, a pregnant woman.In Nnedi Okorafors Who Fears Death, violence and birth, death and pregnancy, and above all improvement abound, with the ferocity and brilliant color of a Niki de Saint Phalle sculpture. Onye is not, perhaps, an obvious personification of Death, however she does seem– in Okorafors far-future, post-apocalyptic science fantasy– to embody many of the contrasting intricacies of the ancient fertility/death goddesses discovered at the roots of lots of world religions.One of the most recognizable, contemporary representations of a female Death is Neil Gaimans Death of the Endless, a repeating character in his Sandman graphic books. I feel that ought to some future cartographer ever make a train map of all the female-presenting Death figures of the fantasy category, then Terry Pratchetts character Susan Sto Helit from his Discworld series would be simply one stop away from Neil Gaimans Death of the Endless– not too far from Gilly the Perky Goth from Dork Tower! Miss Susan (“Susan Death”) is the embraced granddaughter of Death, who– at least for the plot of Soul Music– takes up Deaths own mantle. On our Map of Ladies Death, Death of the Endless and Susan Death would be two abutting areas, 2 goth-girl psychopomps laid out side by side: skinny, of pale aspect, with a gravitas beyond their years.The next stop after Susan Death might be Calliope Reaper-Jones, Amber Bensons lead character in the series of the exact same name, Deaths daughter, and CEO of Death, Inc., who wears power suits and works hard to stave off the zombie armageddon.
