Divergent dj6

"Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn't. It isn't" p.303

(E) I feel like the only reason why this question is being posed is because death is something that's very hard for the characters, or anyone really, to accept. Death is just another part of life, and while it is hard to accept, it isn't something you can choose to ignore. Masking death as something as simple as sleep would be just plain wrong and disrespectful to the one that passed away. I know if I passed I wouldn't want people to think that I could just wake up again at any given moment.