The author is of the opinion that the last meal gives the impression of impartial or compassionate prison staff. Cunningham states: "Messy and noisy public executions fell out of favor with the more refined sensibilities of the upper and middle classes, and ideas about man's capacity for moral self-improvement fueled opposition to the punishment of death (Cunningham, para. 14). » He argues that society is currently more interested in rehabilitation than revenge. The author's use of adjectives like "raucous" and "choreographed" to describe the evolution of the capital punishment process gives a clear sense of which side of the debate he is on. As the debate over capital punishment continues, public interest last