I recently watched a movie called 'Meet Joe Black'. I really liked the concept of the movie. It got me thinking of other scenarios where just like death, life/luck/destiny are personified or humanized and they live between humans voluntarily or involuntarily, learning human ways.
I even imagine a plot where life and death are twin sisters, who despise their ways of dealing with human matters. How they decide to exchange their duties for one day, to mock each other only to end up empathizing with each other. I'm not looking for same exact plot actually.
These non trivial beings may not be at the centre of the theme but their presence gives a different understanding on the main plot , main characters, their humanness.
So any suggestions???
by Inevitable-Finger-31
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What you’re describing is anthropomorphic personification. A good example of it are the “death” books in Terry Pratchett’s discworld series. Mort, reaper man, soul music, hogfather (this one deals with the in world mechanics very well) and thief of time. Or if you prefer straight fantasy, there’s Tanith Lee’s tales of the flat earth series, which features personifications of death, fear, and madness. She’s often credited as the first author to introduce the concept of anthropomorphic personifications being created explicitly through human belief.