My reflection on William Chang's A Funeral of Sorrow and Sweet

I enjoyed this piece of work by William Chang because I can reflect on this piece of work and see it occur in my own life. Just recently, I had an aunt that passed away due to cancer and I feel as if this piece of work had points in which I can relate to. Points such as the fact that it was a family gathering once again because my mother whom I haven’t seen for 2 years came back to Taiwan to attend the funeral and also many of my cousins that lived in the South also came back. I would say that the funeral was a bittersweet moment for me and that I cherished the good times and tried to move on from the negativity of the past.

      Furthermore, this piece of work has a title that I feel catches many people’s attention because at first people would think, “How can a funeral be sweet?” but after reading it, the reader can not only understand its meaning but can also relate to it because almost everyone who attends a funeral have somewhat the same feeling. However, with that being said I feel as if the author could have also used a title such as, “A Bittersweet Funeral.” This title is not only shorter but has the same meaning and effect as his title.

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