Embalming Of Mr Jones Analysis

The Embalming of Mr. Jones is an article that was written by Jessica Mitford who was born in Basford Mansion, England in 1917. She was born in a very wealthy family but refused to be under her family’s upbringing. She later joined politics and moved to the United States of America as an immigrant. Embalming is simply the process that is carried out between death and the burial of a dead body to preserve it from decomposing, Mitford explains the process that Mr. Jones underwent.
In this article, the author Mitford is trying to show her audience the simplicity of embalming, She tries to explain how people are unaware of what happens in many funeral homes. Many people emphasize on embalming of their loved ones, but still remain unbothered of the …show more content…
Mitford uses an informative tone while explaining the embalming process. She was quite aware that many people do not know the embalming process and that was the reason she used the tone. How she systematically explained the process makes me as a reader appreciate that there is actually embalming that takes place. She explains how the victim’s blood is drained from the body, the way another substance is injected into the body. She vividly explains the environment in which embalming process is done, the tools that are used, the way the embalmer should look like. All the above are explained vividly and systematically. Furthermore, Mitford also throws some sarcasm here and there. This is evident when she explains the things that are done on a dead body to appear like a very pleasant thing. I am shocked by the whole lot of work that happens to body before it is put into display (Mitford 304). The whole process looked very peaceful. Her sarcastic tone has an effect on me, she makes me believe that embalming is that simple process as she puts it. Nevertheless, I cannot wholly believe in her that the process is that simple and …show more content…
Firstly, the body is laid in the morgue, or the preparation room. In this room we have scaples, scissors, forceps, needles, tubes and many more. The blood is drained from the veins or the corpse using pipe and it is replaced by an embalming fluid pumped through the artery. The next step involves having Mr. Jones with a trocar. A trocar is a long and hollow needle attached to a tube. The purpose of this is to pump out the contents of the chest cavity. The other step in replacing the organs that are missing, ears, noses and lips. The final step is washing the corpse and dressing it. Shaving is also necessary. In some instances, manicure is also