On The Fear Of Death Analysis

Thesis Argument Within the Kubler-Ross essay, “On the Fear of Death,” she talks about how people have always feared death, as is only natural, but she also mentions on how, even though as a culture we have advanced scientifically, we still adhere to variations of past traditions. In most individuals immediate knee-jerk response, it would be argued that those antics have been dissolved in the common, modern world. That the steps that are taken as a society to prepare the dead and dying are just common courtesy, and to ease the survivors own guilt in the passing of a loved one. In regards to this, the counter argument could be made that even if the societal expectations of the how to prepare a deceased individual has changed, from corpse being …show more content…
Take into account that, in the case of child, when a parent is lost, whether due to a divorce or in a more permanent manner, that the child, if not involved with the proceedings as Kubler-Ross was (Norton 92-93) could, and very well may become psychologically tarnished by the event. Though the effects of the event might be repressed for a few years, up to a few decades, the feeling of abandonment that stems from the child losing a caregiver with little to no satisfactory response, could create issues in any future relationship the child will enter into. Rather than feeling safe and secure in the knowledge that the loved ones are willing to stay involved in the life the now grown up child, the individual will feel hesitant and distrustful towards allowing anyone into what the individual views as their safe space. In Kubler-Ross’s personal experience, however, this is completely avoided by the simple fact that she was involved with the proceedings of the death of the family friend. She was not excluded despite her young age, and in doing so, she was allowed to aptly adjust to the loss, and grieve in a healthy