In the last third of my book I present alternatives to the dominant coffins and places of burial in the funeral industry. I introduce the idea of simplistic, carpenter-made coffins and more natural and personal places of burial. I explain the green role of the natural cemetery and speak about how it is more favorable than a cookie-cutter cemetery.
"She thought it handsome, though, and Ed said he'd go back to Pierson and buy her an even more attractive casket made from oak, if she wanted."
"When he and Jane then declared that they simply wanted to provide families with an afforable alternative to the high-priced casket, the funeral director look at them and said, "Oh, it won't be cheaper. We'll get their money"
"'Our goal is to restore the land," says Billy, "and we're using burials to do it.'"
This book wasn't really similiar to any other book from the course, in that it presents alternatives and makes them the driving focus of the book, whereas FFN was a harsh critique of the fast food industry and American lifestyle, Tuesdays was an anecdotal novel with great pathos , and Birth was historical with critique. I guess you could say that Grave Matters was the perfect mix of all of those qualities, it was a little critical, slightly evocative, and gave simple background history. It was the best written of the four.
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