Mary Roach's non-fiction "STIFF" analyzes crucifixion experiments, the search for the soul, the removal of the head, and cannibalism. First in chapter 7 she informs the reader about crucifixion and how and where they might have nailed Jesus Christ in the hands in the right spot for him which could have supported all his wieght. I was astonished how one of the scientist devoted his study to find out all about crucifixion. Then in chapter 8 tells the reader about scientists trying to find out if there is a soul and where it lies in the body if there is one. This chapter didn't get my attention at all but the only thing that was funny was that the liver was the one that was constructed in out bodies first before the heart and that all songs that were about the heart would be about the liver (my liver is in great pain for my love of my life). Well when it came down to chapter 9 and 10 it was a little more interesting because scientist removed heads and tried to put them in whole new bodies for example they used dogs and it worked and in chapter 10 it was about cannibalism that in China people ate each other (disgusting) aned they said that a woman breast was delicious (puke) but over all it cam to comparing America and China and the different culture and beliefs. Finally I like how her rhetoric question, " Would any culture go so far as to use human flesh as food simply out of practicality?" made image how life would be eating each other and just made feel that I could have been dead already or eating someone to survive ( gross).
1. How would you feel if your best friend was a cannibal but he was just raised and believed it wasn't wrong. What would you do?
2. Overall what grade would you give Mary Roach about her non-fiction text and would you have done what she did to write this book?
1 comment:
1) I would probly not be there friend simply because I would be paranoid at the fact that there family wouldn't mind having me for dinner.
2) I give it an A, because it kept both, my atention and interest all the way through(which can be difficult). I think I would have done more a little more traveling research in a couple points(like the mummy eating part for example), but other than that I wouldn't have changed a bit.
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