Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… Death itself, embodied in the figure of a handsome young man. Joe has been inspired by his latest victim’s passion, a billionaire named Bill Parish. And, with Bill’s help, he has decided to give life a try. Under Bill’s guidance, Death AKA Joe Black, is learning about all of life’s wonders, including Bill’s gorgeous daughter.
Personality… innocent and oddly beguiling. Joe has been an odd addition to the company at Bill’s country mansion– he is not used to the odd manners of the upper class. His boyish charm and other worldly airs have made many suspicious of his intentions.
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When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.
