Hamad Waheed

UWRT 1102-064
Suzanne Thomas
4-11-15

How do people in different time periods react to death?

In a society where uniqueness is not uncommon we all share one remarkable

similarity, the gift of life. However, we are all well aware that with the gift of life,
comes the confrontation of death. Death is essentially a phenomenon of timeless
curiosity. Although, the real question isnt why do people die? rather how do
people react to death? Moreover, how do people in different time periods react to
death?

It is safe to assume that everyone will eventually die , no matter what race,
gender, occupation, etc. The significance lies in the fact that all major cultures and
religions interpret death in their own way and have some sort of ritual regarding it .
That being said, we have an endless amount of people associated with these groups
that can serve as a basis for primary research. We must still keep in mind that there is

no definite common outlook in terms of passing , and that is not necessarily a bad
thing. The diverse ideology in our world is the essence of humanity.

Death has been done and dealt with in a number of ways over the years . The
way people die changes how the person reacts to it. A gruesome death would cause
more of a commotion than a regular death. Perception is key in understanding the
influence that a casualty creates. In centuries past the life expectancy was far lower
than that of current day, therefore people were more used to each other dying from
disease, famine, disaster, or murder. In todays society there have been so many
forms of modern medicine and law put in place to keep death restricted to old age but
when someone dies young it is news. Today when disease breaks the barrier of
modern medicine it both concerns and intrigues people because they wonder how
their society, held so high, was brought down by a simple deadly cause.
As time progresses people become more confident in their advances and with that
people become more frustrated with death, which breaks this progress or creates
another obstacle. When mass murder or even murder of an individual occurs , people
ask each other how someone could bring themselves to kill with such strict laws
against it in place. With disease or disaster taking lives , people naturally prepare
themselves with cures and precautions. In Centuries past, these occurrences were
merely a fact of life, accepted by people without rhyme or reason thanks to religion .

In conclusion, given the facts of history, people have opened their eyes to
the real affect death has and how precious life is. People began desensitized to death
but have grown more aware and have acquired strong emotion when death becomes
normal in life. People will continue to be shocked by death as time goes on and
medicine and law will continue to progress