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Mischelle Smith asked this question about Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death:
I remember when you couldn't talk about cancer. Then you shouldn't talk about sex. Also, never talk about race. It seems the topic of death, is in that "no talk" zone. If everyone will die, why isn't there more talk about death and the practices around it?
Fiona I think the reluctance to talk about death is greater in the US than other countries I've lived in. For example, when Peter Gethers (author of the Nor…moreI think the reluctance to talk about death is greater in the US than other countries I've lived in. For example, when Peter Gethers (author of the Norton the Cat books) was interviewed on a British chat show, he was asked if he'd get another cat when Norton died. He was totally taken aback because he'd been interviewed many times in the US, but no one had ever brought up the subject of Norton's eventual demise.(less)
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