The Last Stop Analysis

Two Businessmen In Modern Society

Both Brian Cable’s “The Last Stop” and the anonymously written “Soup” talk about business in modern society, and both focus on describing a man who runs his own business, his personal characteristic and his attitude to his job. “Soup”, which tells about Albert Yeganeh, a soup cook and also a restaurant owner who has an extremely high standard and unique philosophy on making his soup and running his restaurant. “The Last Stop”, however, shows us a really professional funeral director, Mr. Deaver, how he operates his mortuary and how he deals with death as a part of his work. Both these two men are extremely professional in their working fields, but besides that, Yeganeh works with extraordinary love and mainly

The author said that Deaver has the ability to give others a feeling that he is very professional even from his outlook and his behavior. His sign “Visa and Master Charge Welcome Here” presents him as primarily a businessman (Cable 102). That sign don't contain any nonsense, just indicate that I am professional and my work definitely deserved that price. Furthermore, note that his family started the business way back in 1915, so each generation in his family should be skilled and proficient in holding a funeral, hence people tend to believe this kind of family business, not only they are more likely to be professional, but they do have some experience that must gain from the practice. What is more, “The Last Stop” depicts a funeral director who don’t have too much words, but every word he said is related to the business and his work. That is also a kind of

They are both businessmen in modern society, and both sell their services and products to their customers. Their major difference is Yeganeh should be defined more likely as a great cook, he attaches importance to products’ quality, which is different from Deaver who values how to convince his customers make a purchase most. Yeganeh is an expert in making soup rather than running a business and whose professionalism is largely embodied in he is strict with himself and try his best to make his soup better. Mr. Deaver, on the other hand, knows how to operate a business well. He says that “We provide services for the dead, not counseling for the living” (Cable 102). He claims that he is professional in holding a funeral indeed, but by no means that he can help people handle emotional problems and that is what trained therapist should do. He only does his work and pays no attention to his customers’ emotional problems. His professionalism reflects in as a businessman, his primary goal is to earn