Pinocchio is a wooden puppet who is brought to life by a wood sprite. Because he is made of wood he can't fully die; he is sent to the afterlife for a holding period where he is told by Death he will remain longer and longer each time he dies. Pinocchio interprets this as freedom from consequences; however, as Death tells him, he may be able to return from the afterlife, but those he loves cannot.
One day, everyone stops dying. When death reemerged as a human-like woman, she decides she will warn humans with a letter, one week before she takes them.
Death is a godlike character in the Discworld series with sympathy toward humans. Death has been known to allow some extra lives or allow them to bargain for their lives.
Children Billy and Mandy accidentally enslave the Grim Reaper as a guardian for them. Grim looks after them resentfully, but eventually comes to care for them.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a story narrated by Death. Death tells the story of a young girl in Nazi Germany who steals books. Death is present in the lives of all the characters.
