The adventures of the cadaver are touched upon in the exploration of multiple uses of a corpse. We explore society’s use of the dead through burial, cremation, medical science, research, forensics, and organ recovery.

Cadavers are our dead. What to do with our dead has been a question throughout history. Centuries ago the dead were left to decay above ground and later on below ground. For those who are religious, the body is to return to the earth. People that aren’t religious the body is of no longer importance. Interest in the human body brought about theft if human corpses for medical research, selling of human corpses, and the donation of the human body for medical science. Using the body to further learn became an accepted practice. The book ,‘Stiff, The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers’, goes through multiple ways of what a human cadaver can endure from burial to test dummies, human decay, and compost. I was surprised to learn of the many …show more content…
I am not sure if using cadavers as a compost for our gardens will be an acceptable means of disposing of our dead but I do believe we will begin to look at other options. My mom has learned of an option to be buried in a pod, attached to a root ball of a fruit tree and allowing for the decaying body to provide nutrients to a growing tree. She says that she would continue to provide for her future family. As well as she would live on in a tree that sustains life. Ideas as to what to do with the dead are constantly changing with our beliefs and how we view life and