Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain by Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford's "Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain" is an exerpt from her novel The American Way of Death. In this piece, Mitford provides information about the procedures that are made when embalming an corpse. She assumes that her audience doesn't know the real "truth" about how unpleasant embalming really is. To her prove her arguement, Mitford uses grotesque language to develope graphic imagery that discourages her readers from considering the process of embalming a corpse as a form of decompostition. From her angle, she believes that if the general public really knew the procedures that are done within the state of embalming a cadaver, they would certainly want nothing to do with it. Mitford uses quotes from experts, and commonly held beliefs to further promote why embalming is actually more unpleasant than it seems. As a part of a future anecdote, even Mitford requested to be cremated after death. 

Application:

How would you like to decompose, and why? (Would you like to be cremated, embalmed,mummified, etc..)

Style:

Does Mitford's style have a greater sense of negativity than Mary Roach's style in Stiff? Explain.