HW 46

I have a couple experiences with care of the dead because I've been to a few funerals. The ones I've been to have been open caskets. And everyone walked up to the casket and said their last goodbyes to the person. I mean this kind of makes sense to have the person there so everyone can say goodbye before the casket is closed and taken away. But I also thought it was kind of weird because the dead person has make up on and they're dressed up with their hands crossed, it seems like they're fake. It's like they're a person at the wax museum. Another thing was that I carried the casket with a few other guys at the last funeral I went to and it seemed expensive which made me think: why would you spend a ton of money on this box that you're just going to bury in the ground? These were the only things I can think of about my experiences. I guess the only way I've been taught to think and act towards dead people is to be respectful. I think the social norms around the treatment of dead people in our culture is to show respect and to remember the good things about them. I don't think either of these are weird because they both make sense because no one wants to be remembered for the bad things. These are pretty much all my thoughts about care of the dead. I'm not really sure of what's not normal about our treatment of dead people..