Death Be Not Proud
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The novel, , by John Gunther, is the story of
the struggle of a child to stay alive. Johnny Gunther Jr.'s constant
hope got him out of bed every morning with a positive attitude. His
outright opposition to the fact that he was going to die and his
determination not to, kept a fiery spirit in hi ....
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.... during the entire course of his
illness. He always obeyed the doctors' wishes and followed their
instructions to a "T" because he wanted so desparatly to get well.
Although he realized that eventually his life would end, he still
never gave up the hope that perhaps he could outsmart his fate to die,
if just to steal a few extra hours.
Each day, until his last, the determination Johnny had to get
well, live a normal life, and even maintain his schoolwork was
phenominal. After being away f ....
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