Graveyards serve to bridge gaps between fear and fondness.

Evidence

I think funerals and graveyards seek to mend these fences and bridge these gaps between our fears and fond feelings, between the sickness and the sadness it variously awakens in us, between the weeping and dancing we are driven to at the news of someone’s dying. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 367

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 367
• XREF: connects to: Feeling a range of emotions about death is necessary. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 637; Memories often reshape our understanding of deceased relatives. — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 41; Small acts of decorum toward corpses matter more than practical logic — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 483 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Memories often reshape our understanding of deceased relatives. #exemplifies (0.75) — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 41
• Feeling a range of emotions about death is necessary. #expands (0.70) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 637
• Small acts of decorum toward corpses matter more than practical logic #expands (0.65) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 483