Writing is an art that produces responses from its audiences. According to Morris, graveyards, like writing produces "overt responses to death reveal world views, cultural premises, manners of organizing, parsing, combining, interpreting and response to the world." Morris says that the various elements that go into organizing a graveyard are synonymous. Graveyards are strategically placed by churches and community centers so that there is a large population of people to view the memorial. These graveyards, serve a purpose and send a message that life is just preparation for death and that death is inevitable.
Walking through a graveyard, there are many things a person can notice and many feelings a person can feel. Based on the location, mood, landscape, and weather, graveyards can feel creepy, sad, or relaxing. Each different stone contains information and all of that information is unique to the person it's memorializing.
Considering a graveyard as a piece of everyday writing is an argument that could go either way. Some may say that, like a letter, each grave stone is unique with a specific purpose and a specific audience. Others may argue that the graveyard is not everyday writing because it is not commonplace. You need very specific things to occur in order for a grave to be produced. Someone needs to pass away, people need to organize the ceremony, and someone needs to create the gravestone.
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