Week 8 journal

What does Morris and tombstones contribute to our understanding of everyday writing?

In class, we have depicted the meaning of everday writing. It consists of thoughts and ideas that are either publicly or privately shown to a certain group of people. After reading Morris’s article I think it is safe to say that tombstones can be added to our list of what we consider to be a form of everyday writing. When we discussed graffiti and tattoos in class, we discussed that the certain symbols displayed that have a certain meaning to the artists, were considered a form of everyday writing. The same thing goes for tombstones, as Morris discusses, which sometimes have symbols such as skulls on them. Although the public might not understand the meaning of the symbols, they have a deeper meaning to the certain group of people who knew the person who died. 

Although some type of artist created whatever was on the tombstone, I would still consider the artist the family member/friend who is having it created. Although the actual artist is carving it, the actual companion was the one who came up with the ideas, just as we discussed with tattoos. Another way tombstones contriube to our understanding of everyday writing is because of the audience. Although it’s available to the public to see, its really meant and will only be understood by a certain group of people.