Undertakings

The phrase “one hand washes the other” foreshadows the essay. It allows readers to obtain a better understanding of how when you do for someone, they do for you. But it’s more of a exchanged favor and not expected. People often wash the hands of other without them knowing but it’s like a respect thing. In the essay “one hand washing the other” pertains to the undertaker getting divorced and Milo helping him by charging a set price for laundry. The author knew that he was in a situation and exchanged the favor. Helping someone out that had helped him.

Lynch argues that our relationship with death is one that many have a hard time coping. Also that death even when expecting is not something that can be prepared for. People fear death because sometimes it comes all of a sudden and is not suspected. Death for some is something that frightens and at times should not be talked about. I agree with his argument because we all have to face death one day even though we do not want to lave certain things behind. Once death has occurred there is nothing to reverse it and that tends to scare the living or someone that could be experiencing it.