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Sawyer is still a pariah in modern society. And it's not like his death would be broadcast to everyone's television. He dies quietly and alone. It was merely a freak accident that Jack had been going over the obituary.

Thematically, this show portrays Sawyer as going down a path of self-destruction. His self-image is rattled after the murder of his father. Sawyer wants to go back to the camp, even without guns. But during his journey, he further detatches from several of his friends, Kate and Hurley. Sawyer is grateful for Hurley's drive-by, but closes the door, signaling Hurley not to play the hero. Sawyer takes on the more dangerous role. And then he kills an other who had "surrendered," and from his experiences with his father, we might assume this will further degrade Sawyer's positive self-image.

Against the casket scene, Jack is asked by Kate why he cares so much about Sawyer. She talks about how Sawyer is pretty detatched and wouldn't return Jack's favor. Jack says he loves her which we might interpret as him putting her welfare over whatever selfish needs he may have.

Jack goes to the funeral, and has to re-ask himself why he likes Sawyer and whether he's a "friend." If Jack says friend that explains why Jack is present at his funeral. If Jack says "not a friend," that signals he's still enamored with Kate and the possibilities in her life. Jack answers "not a friend." Sawyer is more a friend of a friend, a possibility of a woman he loves' happiness. That happiness didn't materialize. So he calls Kate in a state of confusion.