The first four chapters of Mary Roach's morbidly fascinating book STIFF gives details as to what occurs to the cadavers that have been donated to science and to the betterment of studies. Roach elucidates the disparity between a "human" and a "cadaver" , she admits that there must be a disconnect from the deceased. She also speculates the importance of donating your body to science but also realizes that deceased in question deserved or had a right to decide exactly for what purpose their body was used for. It is said that the cadavers are used for many things ranging from things such as cosmetic surgery to crash test dummies.
Application : How does the increasing religious disconnect from one's body foreshadow the future in this situation.
Style : In what ways does Roach's blunt style contribute to her purpose ? What is/are her purpose(s) at this point ?
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In response to application: I am actually confused by the question do you mean future of the person or future in the book as in the chapters? If the first option then I think that it foreshadows that Mary Roach is going to draw conclusions that a person should not be remembered by body alone and that this connect to religious burials should be broken, because the spirit of the psrson is no longer there. If the second option then I"m completely confused.
ReplyDeleteIn response to style question: I feel that Roach's blunt style actually makes the gross scenes more funny, but at the same time I feel that she also takes away from the seriousness of the topics that she discusses. It does not effect of her purpose in a negative way, but rather in a positive way because if one of her purposes is to enlighten people about what occurs to cadavers, how it can be beneficial, and also to encourage them to make a religious disconnect and donate themselves then her purpose is well achieved. I think this is so because in a almost blunt yet satirical way Roach implies that yes these people are preforming on dead bodies, but they look it as an oppurtunity not a gross situation like the average person does. Also, it implies that donating your body isn't as serious and as gross as people make it out to be, its actually beneficial.
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