I am writing a funeral scene for my soon to be finished book. I am looking for funny incidents that happen at funerals. It was suggested that I attend funerals of people I don’t know to do my research. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you know of anything funny that happen at a funeral you attended or read about in a book? There is a funny funeral scene in Tina McElroy’s “Ugly Ways”, Have you read it?

death row

There was a specific poem that had to do with telling someone that you’re dying of aids. I found it years ago in my high school library, so I figure it’s for young adults, and the title might have the word ‘blue’ in it.

death cause

I want to say the jungle symbolizes death because Simon and Piggy were killed there, but neithe rof them were actually killed there. Piggy was killed on the rocks and Simon wa skilled on the beach. How can I say the jungle symbolizes death?

death certificate

I’m writing a paper on death in literature and I could use some examples of characters who change completely due to confronting death (such as Dickens’s Scrooge or Tolstoy’s Ivan Ilych). So, it needs to be a near death experience induced change. Any examples?

faces of death