The Story Big Joe’s Funeral is a story filled with irony. Basically the story was about Big Joe and he decided to end his health insurance and have a funeral party for himself with the money. It is ironic since the money was supposed to be for his death and it seemed as if he but it would seem that he just wanted it to come faster. Big Joe is a very kind person and he lends money to people whether or not if they were trustable or not. I think that the message is respect in this short story. Big Joe is a much respected person in his community. He also wants people to show him respect during his funeral with their speeches. In the end of the story, Big Joe lends money to somebody in his community to bail out her husband from jail. Having this funeral/party I think helped let Big Joe know who his friends were and how much they cared about him while making their speeches about him. I personally feel that it is a waste of money to buy yourself a fake wedding since it is expensive. I feel that he is tempting fate and mocking death in a way saying that he won’t die but wants to have a chance to experience it.
