Death is inevitable. Amy Bloom, author of “By-and-By,” begins her story by saying that “every death is violent.” Much like this story, The Lovely Bones follows a young teenager who is kidnapped by death, at the hands of a creepy man with a thirst for death. It is in both stories that the parallel between the antagonists and the story itself can be seen. It is for this reason that this story is comparable to The Lovely Bones. Eugene Trask, the antagonist of “By-and-By,” is a nineteen-year-old boy who is on a terrible rampage, which ultimately leads to the death of Anne Warburg. Parallel to Eugene, Mr. Harvey, the antagonist of The Lovely Bones, is a sexual predator, pervert, and child molester who brutally murdered Susie Salmon. The two stories are intertwined, because death plays its part and the two protagonists of each story are brutally attacked and murdered. Although Eugene Trask is half Mr. Harvey's age, their characteristics remain the same. Anne Warburg's death in Amy Bloom's story was horrendous; she was raped, stabbed multiple times in the heart, and thrown down a mine shaft until her "flesh turned to a thick, black cream." His innocence allows for a much stronger plot, because his death shouldn't happen. He didn't deserve to suffer such a death, which is why the plot is stronger and more emotional. No innocent girl or child in general should face such an evil person and be killed in a monstrous way. The difference between Eugene and Mr. Harvey is that Eugene confessed to his crime and "drew [police] maps" to the location of Anne's rotting corpse; Mr. Harvey, on the other hand, was too fearful of his punishment that he retreated to a safer place, leaving his guilt... in the middle of a sheet of paper... at the bottom of a mine shaft. . In both cases “It is very dark where [I am]…” Death awaits people and can be highly unpredictable. He may show mercy towards his victims or he may lash out at them with everything he has. Eugene Trask from "By-and-By" and Mr. Harvey are two bloodthirsty men who seek out any innocent soul they can find so they can kill them. They are the representations of evil; they are “demons” who have caused pain and suffering to their victims and the families of said victims. Eugene Trask's murder of Anne Warburg and Teddy, as well as Mr. Harvey's murder of Susie Salmon, both highlight the evil that can sometimes be seen in the world. The brutality used on their victims, as well as the location of their victims' deaths, are parallel to each other, in the sense that the locations are both ironic and their killing spree is closely related.