Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted is an autobiographical book written by Susana Kaysen which was turned in to a movie. Susana Kaysen expressed promiscuous behavior earlier in her life and was sent to the Claymore Mental Hospital to be analyzed. Throughout her development at Claymore, Susana formed bonds with a group of girls she would have never met until she was sent to Claymore. Claymore Hospital allowed these girls to become so close, and without this experience Susana would not be the girl she has turned out to be. These girls had a special friendship that caused each and every one of them to pull together and make it through there time spent at Claymore. (Wikipedia 2) Each girl at Claymore has their problems, and most of their problems are very different from the next patient. This makes the atmosphere of Claymore a very strange and unpredictable place. The nurses and doctors at Claymore are very nice and attentive of all the patients. One nurse in particular plays a major role in the movie, Val who becomes quite close with a few of the girls. She always makes sure the girls have what they need to make them feel more comfortable in the hospital. The group of girls Susana becomes closest to consists of Lisa, "the rebellious one," Daisy, "the daddy's little girl," and Torch "the follower". Each girl contributes something special and unique to their friendships. While Lisa is always acting out, then running away and coming back she is still looked at as the "ring leader" of the group. All of the girls look up to Lisa; they ask her for guidance because she has attended Claymore the longest. Torch was admitted into Claymore because when she was eight years old she decided she wanted to catch herself on fire. She suffered major burns which caused her to be considered an outcast and she started to withdraw from society. While she attended Claymore she became a follower of all the girls, always following their examples, believing anything they had to say, doing anything the other girls asked her to do. Daisy is "daddy's little girl", always gets her way in every situation and if she doesn't she throws a fit. Daisy is in Claymore because of an eating disorder as well as obsessive compulsive behaviors. Her father makes sure that Daisy is treated "special".
Her hospital is a symbol of her caring and dedication to the field of nursing, and as long as it stands it is a reminder of these factors that are a huge part of the nursing process. Jeanne highlights the importance of caring for patients and always wanting the best for the hospitals. Nursing is centrally a caring profession, this can be remembered through past nurses who have devoted their passions to improving nursing as a profession. Many individuals have created the basis for the nursing profession that we know today, and will know in the
However, these thoughts are not always true all the time. Sometimes Hollywood makes films to show the audience the truth contained in the movie. In the movie “Girl, Interrupted,” the filmmakers have balanced the grim realism of the book with audience-pleasing elements of entertainment in order to make the film more comfortable. The graphic representation of mental illness makes audiences feel its realities, while the use of attractive actresses captures the attention of the audiences and makes it easier to relate to the story.
Many health challenges have an immense impact on the client and their family due to the sudden changes. Movies show how clients and families cope with health challenges and how the progress affects their life. In the movie Juno, the main character, Juno MacGuff, decides to have sex with boyfriend, Paulie Bleeker, because they really have nothing better to do. They are both in high school and are in a way experimenting with sex. She ends up getting pregnant, and instead of having an abortion she decides to give the baby to an adoptive family that really in need. Meanwhile, her loving father and stepmother do their best to keep calm and help her through the process. Things are strange between Juno and Paulie and they aren't together for most
the Nurse wants Juliet to be safe and happy and that she is not just
Susan is the youngest of four children, of which only she and her older brother, John, were the only to survive. It is believed that her father, Clark, is responsible for his first two children’s deaths. John was also severely physically abused by Clark and was often given notes to excuse him from gym at school. John and Susan had limited interactions together and John was beaten when he tried to give her food. At the age of eighteen, John ran away to escape his father’s callous abuse, thus leaving Susan to endure
Sula’s lack of love continued in 1923 when she turned thirteen. She was changing into a woman, but the words of her mother were still with her. In the summer when the entire community began to can fruits and vegetables for the winter, Hannah began to do the same. She lit a fire, which in turn caught her dress and soon engulfed her in flames. Sula sat on the back porch simply looking on as her mother burned. Sula continued to keep standing as Eva, her handicapped grandmother dived out the second floor window in an effort to save Hannah. When Eva told people that she saw Sula standing by and not even trying to help anyone they responded by saying: “Sula was probably struck dumb, as anybody would be who saw her own mama burn up.”(78) Eva agreed with them, “but inside she disagreed and remained convinced that Sula had watched Hannah burn not because she was paralyze...
Sanity is subjective. Every individual is insane to another; however it is the people who possess the greatest self-restraint that prosper in acting “normal”. This is achieved by thrusting the title of insanity onto others who may be unlike oneself, although in reality, are simply non-conforming, as opposed to insane. In Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted, this fine line between sanity and insanity is explored to great lengths. Through the unveiling of Susanna’s past, the reasoning behind her commitment to McLean Hospital for the mentally ill, and varying definitions of the diagnosis that Susanna received, it is evident that social non-conformity is often confused with insanity.
nurse manipulates the patients by forcing them to give up many of their personal secrets. They
The Nurse possesses many qualities. For example, she is very hearty towards Juliet, kind, protective, compassionate and a loving lady. In some parts of the play The Nurse can be long-winded, insensitive, arrogant, insecure and stupid at times but she loves Juliet very much, partially as she imagines that Juliet is a substitute for her own daughter Susan. She has a bawdy sense of humor, which brings out the naturalness of sex and childbearing. This is seen when she tells Juliet to look for love, - “Go girl, seek happy nights to happy days';. This displays a realistic attitude to love. Such bawdy realism is, like the ribaldry of Mercutio and company, a contrast with the tender, romantic and passionate feelings of Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse is a practical but rather stupid woman at times. She loves Juliet like her own child. Throughout the play The Nurse is very talkative. She will usually do what she believes is right or what Juliet wants, like secretly meeting with Romeo and arranging the wedding of Romeo and Juliet.
n the book, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger, a nine year old girl arrives at the home of her new foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann. Rosa is not the type of mom that Liesel would have liked to have but Hans is almost a perfect fit for her. When Hans learns that Liesel is unable to read. He teaches her the language and she catches on quickly. Liesel grows up to love books finding one in particular left in the snow on accident at her brothers funeral, The Grave Diggers Handbook. When Liesel’s family pays a friend back who once saved Hans’ life. They hide him in their basement and give him shelter. This makes them realize they have to be more and more cautious as they live their lives. Now that Liesel can read and write she
Her relationship with Juliet is very distant and weak. This is revealed by when she calls the nurse to ‘’come back again’’ when talking to Juliet. She becomes nervous and feels like she couldn’t talk to Juliet without the presence of the nurse.This suggests that she’s not used to being alone with Juliet and relies on the nurse to do the parenting. In
The Nurse was also responsible for the tragic ending of the play. When Romeo and Juliet met, the Nurse became their messenger. She helped them be together even though she knew Romeo was a Montague and that Juliet's family would disapprove. The Nurse brought news to Juliet from Romeo telling her to sneak out so they could get married. She helped Juliet get out of her house by bringing her a rope ladder to climb off her balcony with and telling her parents that she went to shrift. The Nurse kept Romeo and Juliet's marriage a secret from the families. When Juliet's parents said she should marry Paris, the Nurse agreed and said that Juliet should forget about Romeo because he was in Mantua. With the Nurse no longer on her side she had no one to help her and back her up but the Friar. In this way she had a large impact on the terrible ending of Romeo and Juliet.
She made sure to ask her patients if it was alright that I was in the room while she examined them. I was able to help around the entire clinic, not only observing her but also helping the Medical Assistant with vitals, helping her receptionist with signing people in, and helping her manager with the inventory of vaccines. On Wednesdays we would go to Homestead to a children’s home for children who had crossed the border and took care of all their medical needs, which included vaccinations, nutritional intake, and simple things that we take for granted like clothing and shoes. Dr. Montano was always very attentive of her patients and made sure that every examination was thorough. Even though a lot of the patients I saw were children with colds or infants following up with their shots, once in awhile there were interesting cases that required careful thought. Whenever that happened, she would take me aside after treating the patient and explain the disease or let me read up on it in her office. When she had medical students come and shadow her, we all went into the rooms but I took the role of scribe while the students helped diagnose and
Instead of caring for her, they learned from her. In one scene, around four medical students were all touching her stomach at once while trying to learn more about her disease. On the other hand, the nurses are there to care for the paitent. The only one in the film who was ever nice to Vivian was her nurse, Susan Monahan. In order for a hospital to function, there needs to be physicans, nurses, and an administration team. The nurses are there to make sure the patients remain emotionally and physically stable. Susan Monahan simply kept Vivian company. Whenever Vivian was nauseaus or felt overwhelemed with coming to terms with the illness, Susan would make sure to comfort her. She took the time to get to know her personally, and was the first to know that Vivian did not wish to be resisitated when her heart stopped beating. This was a very difficult decision that Vivian had to make, yet it was what she
On the second floor, there were doctors, dressed in their white coats, popping in and out of patient’s rooms, whose interior features were nothing more than four dismal walls and artificial machines. Rainbow saw and heard the frantic scenes of death and despair as she passed the rooms with dying patients who had what looked like a loved one crying aloud.