HW 47

I interviewed my peers on their thoughts regarding the care of the dead. There were some very interesting answers.


Me: What do you think about the presentation of the body in an open casket?
Person1: I think it's odd. They try so hard to make the body look less dead and more good looking. It's as if they're trying to hide the truth and mask the ugly side of death. If we can't stomach what the bodies really should look like then we can't accept death.
Me: Dont you think they're just paying respects to the dead by making them "pretty"?
Person1: No, we should see our loved ones for who they are, not with a mask.


Me: Would you rather be cremated or buried?
Person2: Cremated
Me: And why is that?
Person2: I think it's just more freeing, like I'm being released into the world.
Me: But you'll be dead, so why does it matter?
Person2: My body will be dead but my spirit wont.
Me: So if your body is dead, why does it matter whether or not it's cremated?
Person2: I don't want my body to be on the planet it should be gone so that my spirit can live free.

These interviews were insightful and a little odd.
It was really hard to get interesting interviews, as most of my peers hadn't considered care of the dead, or just didnt care about it.  I thought the second interview was odd and the spiritual thing was a little weird. I am excited for this unit for these reasons, no one really cares about this and I want to learn about it in order to educate others.