George Bernard Shaw And His Short Story About The Cremation Of The Narrator's Mother
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George Bernard Shaw and His Short Story About the Cremation of The Narrator's
In a written exerpt from a letter about the cremation of his mother,
George Bernard Shaw recalls her “passage” with humor and understanding. The
dark humor associated with the horrid details of disposing of his mothe ....
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.... are not altered for the cremation, the interior chamber “looked
cool, clean, and sunny” as by a graveside, and the coffin was presented “feet
first” as in a ground burial. In selecting aspects of a traditional burial
service, Shaw's mood is revealed as ambivalent toward cremation by imposing
recalled fragments of ground burial for contrast. Strangely fascinated, he
begins to wonder exactly what happens when one is cremated. This mood of awe is
dramatized as he encounters several d ....
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