In the passage by George Bernard Shaw, George recalls his mother's cremation. George is obviously heartbroken by the incident but he displays an utmost positive and optimistic attitude towards the cremation. By describing his thoughts and emotions, George seems to embrace the experience in a positive manner.
George's attitude throughout the cremation was one of optimism. He describes it as "wonderful," but people are afraid to see it. Similarly, George depicts the furnace as being "cool, clean, and sunny." By portraying the furnace as a cool and clean place, rather than a hot and dusty, George implies that the furnace is sort of an entrance to a better place, a heaven, if you will.
"The feet burst miraculously into a streaming ribbons of garnet coloured lovely flare and my mother became that beautiful fire." In this metaphor, George compares the burning of the corpse to a fireworks display with "streaming ribbons." In that sense, George might be imply that death is something not to be feared but it is something to be embraced. Rather than being the end of a long journey, it is a split on the road to which a new journey begins.
Towards the end of the scene, George makes a rather whimsical description. "There we saw a roomy kitchen with a big cement table and two cooks busy at it." He went so far as to describe his already departed mother as "shaking with laughter." By imagining that his mother is laughing, it is evident that George still has a strong connection with her.
In summary, George feels that the cremation is something that is positive. He seems to have a very optimistic view of death and his attitude is portrayed throughout the passage. His mother's cremation is thus not an end, but only an extension to a new journey in her life.
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