Funeral homes thrive off the human raise thinking of it self as the superior race because from this thinking humans don’t accept death as the end of life just the first step to something greater. Funeral homes exploit this belief by providing a service that claims it can help loved ones reach a better place in the after life.
Quotes:
"This isn't my life. For me it's a project. I can walk away. Not so for the families who are stuck with their grief, or even the family undertakers who are stuck with one another." (Page. 205)
"The myth that the vaulted body lasts forever is hard to shake, and the idea of dissolving into a conservation easement, no matter how beautiful the view, is still too much like going ovo-lacto: only a few have the taste for it." (Page. 217)
“I look at you, you look at me, we contribute to society,” he says. “Then we die.”” (Page. 224)
“This, he says, might be the future of the funeral trade: change how people understand death. Like religion used to do.” (Page. 248)
“Which leaves us with the ceremony. I see no difference between the Celebration of Life and the rite of Christian burial. Both use storytelling to take the sting out of death. One praises the life that was, the other the life that follows.” (Page. 272)
Analysis:
Humans don’t except the end of anything. If runs out, finishes, they try to replace it in the world. When death comes humans can’t do anything or replace the life that has been lost. They have come up with stories of new worlds and new lives that they will find after they have passed. These stories are amplified through a belief system called religion. Religion brings people together that share a common theory on what happens after death. Most of these stories tell of events, places and powers that humans can only dream of which makes them appealing. As a society we make death seem more appealing through stories, T.V. shows and movies. Humans think of themselves as being the smartest species and don’t accept death for what it is; we believe we our meant for more. The funeral companies use these common beliefs to their advantages by exploiting peoples feelings and views making them indulge in a misconception that their services our the best and only services honorable enough to berry a loved one properly. This topic relates to the birth unit because the doctors in the GYOB practices create a misconception that the best and only way to deliver a baby safely is to get it delivered in a hospital but it’s not true. These two pieces of people’s lives are the some of the most important times in their lives and they don’t want to feel like their doing it wrong. They follow the “professionals” or what I like to call the businessmen, who preach that they know what’s best for a person.
Humans don’t except the end of anything. If runs out, finishes, they try to replace it in the world. When death comes humans can’t do anything or replace the life that has been lost. They have come up with stories of new worlds and new lives that they will find after they have passed. These stories are amplified through a belief system called religion. Religion brings people together that share a common theory on what happens after death. Most of these stories tell of events, places and powers that humans can only dream of which makes them appealing. As a society we make death seem more appealing through stories, T.V. shows and movies. Humans think of themselves as being the smartest species and don’t accept death for what it is; we believe we our meant for more. The funeral companies use these common beliefs to their advantages by exploiting peoples feelings and views making them indulge in a misconception that their services our the best and only services honorable enough to berry a loved one properly. This topic relates to the birth unit because the doctors in the GYOB practices create a misconception that the best and only way to deliver a baby safely is to get it delivered in a hospital but it’s not true. These two pieces of people’s lives are the some of the most important times in their lives and they don’t want to feel like their doing it wrong. They follow the “professionals” or what I like to call the businessmen, who preach that they know what’s best for a person.
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