Americans on Death

I would say that most Americans are afraid of death, not all though. I wouldn't say death is a taboo subject though. People can talk about death, in some cases. Discussions about loved ones passing away can be difficult but also healthy and people even make light of historic people's death. But when talking about our own death, now that can get tricky. I think it has to do with our materialism. Us dying means us losing.We don't like to lose what is ours, in this case our life. But you can see that the wiser and older people get, that materialism fades and people realize that death is inevitable and not something to fear.