In the beginning of the essay Cable has the same impression on the funeral home as most people would. Quickly into his visit as he speaks to the owner, Howard, he realizes hes just like any other man and he is simply running a business. A sentence that really caught my eye was when Cable said "We provide services for the dead, not counseling for the living." That sentence, though very true, also points out that the funeral home is a business, businesses do not care for the people, but for the money. Also fortifying this believe, ironically, a sign that said "Visa and Master Charge Welcome Here", was spotted by Cable. The varying coffins that regardless of the fact that someone is dead were reported as being beautiful and quite expensive, what would one need a 14 karat gold coffin for? To show how much money that person and/or their family had. Towards the end of his visit, Cable begins to realize that the funeral home is not really what people make it seem like, and felt as though he would see a body up close and personal, which to his dismay felt like clay.
My impression of the funeral home is and was not a scary place, a building is a building is a building, whether they cut people up in them or serve food in them. Their practice is not odd or scary to me either as I have disected plenty of body parts in human anatomy in highschool. The point that stood out to me most in this essay is the fact that businesses are not "honest" and never were. Id rather someon just come out and say they only care about the money and go about their lives, Deception.
I think it is neat how you view a funeral home not scary! Also I do agree with the point of just say you want money, but I do think the director are special people out there because I for sure wouldn't want that job.
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