Which book is it? that way i can answer your question
I'd say this statement is false.
Not all of the brothers sought death - two of them didn't even realize Death was after them. Two of the brothers were killed by Death while trying to escape it. Only the youngest brother sought Death after he had lived a full life of happiness, and Death embraced him as an old friend.
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The theme of the text because that's the lesson the author is trying imply to their story.