When reading the three Charles Darwin obituaries, I found it interesting that they were so different from each other. Not only were they different in length, but the obituaries differed in the topics that were brought up when remembering Darwin. In the Huxley obituary, Darwin’s character and impact on science is discussed. This obituary goes into the sadness of Darwin’s loss and how great of a man he really was. This was different from the Nature obituary. In the Nature obituary, Darwin’s character is brought up, however, it is not the main topic. This obituary went into more detail on what Darwin accomplished throughout his life and what he brought to different individual sciences — Botany, Zoology, Geology, and Psychology. I thought it was rather interesting that this obituary mainly focused on what he brought to these sciences instead of focusing on the person that he was. Most obituaries that I have come across have focused on the character and personality of the deceased. However, I found this obituary to be very accurate in the discoveries that Darwin brought to science. When writing an obituary it is important to include what the deceased brought to the world, and what it is that they accomplished during their time. I believe that, in a scientific aspect, this obituary was very well done and really accomplished letting people knew what Charles Darwin not only accomplished during his time, but what he brought to different sciences as well.
The last obituary from Times is, in my opinion, less of an obituary and more of an account of how the funeral went about. Most of this obituary is just listing of names and the only real topic of Darwin’s character is brought up in the last few paragraphs. I think that this is not a very good obituary to represent Darwin and what he brought to science. Reading this obituary would not give people an understanding of what Darwin accomplished, and people deserve to know just how impactful and passionate a person Charles Darwin was. I believe that if you want to read a good obituary about Charles Darwin, that will not only show what he accomplished but the man that he was, then you should read the Nature obituary.
The last obituary from Times is, in my opinion, less of an obituary and more of an account of how the funeral went about. Most of this obituary is just listing of names and the only real topic of Darwin’s character is brought up in the last few paragraphs. I think that this is not a very good obituary to represent Darwin and what he brought to science. Reading this obituary would not give people an understanding of what Darwin accomplished, and people deserve to know just how impactful and passionate a person Charles Darwin was. I believe that if you want to read a good obituary about Charles Darwin, that will not only show what he accomplished but the man that he was, then you should read the Nature obituary.