Responding to STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS
Now that you’ve read almost all the chapters of Mary Roach’s book, how are you feeling about “the curious lives of human cadavers”? What has surprised or impressed you about the ways human bodies can change, be used, or be memorialized after death? How has the book altered your perceptions about death?
What two parts of the book have, so far, had the largest impact on you? Why (be specific)? How do you think reading this text will change the way you think about death in the future? Where do you see connections between what you are researching and what you have read in this book?
Are there ways in which the writing you are doing has been impacted by the textbook, or by what your classmates have said or recommended? Be specific in showing this impact.
