The tone of the story is somewhat humorous and the mood is uneasy. One of the themes of the Upturned Face is how destiny determines who dies and lives and how an individual very susceptible to death with just one blink. It is humorous because seeing two guys burying someone and at the same time fighting against someone is ridiculous.
Relative dating<span> is the science of determining the</span>relative<span> order of past events (the age of an object in comparison to another), without necessarily determining their absolute age</span>
It is compared because there is a different bond, a different vibe to it