Often we are decided to be either emotional people or unemotional people by the society in which we live. If we are close to someone and they pass away we may cry hysterically or be depressed for many days following the funeral until we are able to move on or are forced to have to continue life. Say a person was depressed for the two weeks following a loved one's death and funeral. Some societies would say that it is overreacting. For example, our own society would probably think that this would be too much becuase most businesses only provide three grievence days when a loved one passes away. If a loved one dies peacefully and we are at terms with this loss we may show little to no emotion. Some people in our society may say that we, or the person, is being completely unemotional but in reality we know that the person had lived a good life and had died peacefully without any pain so we do not need to mourn for them. Many people looking on at this "unemotional person" may not even know the circumstances of the death and therefore just assume that the person is being unemotional about the death and loss.
So, exactly how much do we, and our society, expect to be too much or not enough emotional responce? I know that I am certaintly not able to handle the loss of a loved one very well and is probably considered as an emotional person or would be considered more emotional than Meursault from The Stranger. In reality though, we know that everyone is going to die and that there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop it. If someone like Meursault could have come to terms with this fact then why put them on trial for being unemotional? So I leave with a question and a statement that contradict each other for people to think about which side they are on. Death in involuntary why should we show emotion when we know it will happen no matter what? Death is always tragic and should be mourned in respect for dead.
Interesting. Good.
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