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According to Milan Kundera (1990), immortality comes in three varieties: minor, great, and ridiculous. Minor immortality refers to the lasting memory of a person in the minds of those who knew him. Great immortality, reserved for poets, artists, and statesmen, denotes the revered posthumous presence of someone in the minds of those who never knew him in person but were deeply affected or moved by his work. Ridiculous immortality is accorded to one who dies under truly ludicrous circumstances. Kundera cites the instance