Destiny, Fall, and Life: THE WOMAN DIES.  She dies to provide a plot twist. She dies to develop the  narrative. She dies for cathartic effect. She dies because  no one could think of what else to do with her. Dies  because there weren't any better story ideas around. Dies  because her death was the very best idea that anyone  could come up with  I've got it! Let's kill her off.  Yes! Her death will solve everything!  'Okay! Let's hit the pub!'  And so, the woman dies. The woman dies so the man can  be sad about it. The woman dies so the man can suffer.  She dies to give him a destiny. Dies so he can fall to the  dark side. Dies so he can lament her death. As he stands  ming with grief, brimming wit  h life, the  there, brim  man lies there in silence. Thevw  n dies for him. We  e woma  watch it happen. We read about it happening. We come  to know it well neoyorzapoteca: The Woman Dies | Aoko Matsuda | Granta Magazine
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