Describe the story you enjoyed reading most. Discuss the story in terms of PLOT, THEME, CHARACTER, SETTING, LANGUAGE, TITLE etc.
I enjoy reading “The Steel Windpipe” because of its mood and the style of the writer. The content is fresh and the theme is clearly depicted through the characters. The plot starts in a moderate manner, with the new doctor browsing through his books. I was about to think about reading another story when the complication pulled me back into the story. This is the amazing “X”- factor of the story. Just when you get bored, you get pulled back so fast you never want to stop. This attraction is also part of my admiration for the writer.
The girl who needs an operation is the complication and the reactions of the mother, the grandmother and the doctor is clearly shown. From their reactions, the theme is clear for all to see. The mother and grandmother had not sent the child to the doctor earlier for treatment, because they did not trust the doctor, which is ironic, since the doctor himself is doubtful of himself at first.
However, back to the subject, this is probably one of the old-fashioned stubborn thinkings. The women in that period , were probably housewives who stayed at home, thus they did not get in contact with the new happenings outside their houses.
To the doctor and hospital staff, it is crucial that the girl has the operation, in order to keep to keep her alive. The old-fashioned thinking can be understandable, but I think the grandmother was too stubborn and the mother was a bit unreasonable. They need the doctor’s help, yet they refused to listen to him, even to the extent that the hospital had to keep the two women at bay. After the operation, instead of being anxious, the mother demanded, “ Well?”. This is so ungrateful on the mother’s part. If you need the other party’s help, you should at least be polite rather than rude.
In the story, the doctor is mostly seen to be more favorable than the two women. However, he has his own faults too. Firstly, he does not understand the two women’s thinkings and barked at them. Despite this, he is gentler towards them at the end of the story. This is an alternative side of him that we see besides the bookish and non-confidence self.
If Marguerite’s caregiver was the one making the decision, because she is emotionally attached to Marguerite, she would have chosen to treat Marguerite and not Sarah. However, a member of the angiography team could have been opposed to the idea of treating the younger patient because he/she might have thought that they were discriminating against Marguerite because of her age, when in reality, they evaluated the chances of survival of both patients without being emotionally attached to one or
To begin, Cecilia is resistant to abandoning her class trip to help her grandmother after her surgery. Once they had arrived at grandma’s house, they check on grandma and Cecilia soon realizes that “Grandma looked tired, but she was so happy to see them Cecilia felt a little better” (1). Cecilia is not happy about skipping the trip but seeing her grandma made her happy. You can tell that family is getting through to her. Altogether, Cecilia is beginning
Even in the medical field, male doctors were dominate to the hundreds of well educated midwives. “Male physicians are easily identified in town records and even in Martha’s diary, by the title “Doctor.” No local woman can be discovered that way” (Ulrich, 1990, pg.61). Martha was a part of this demoralized group of laborers. Unfortunately for her, “in twentieth-century terms, the ability to prescribe and dispense medicine made Martha a physician, while practical knowledge of gargles, bandages, poultices and clisters, as well as willingness to give extended care, defined her as a nurse” (Ulrich, 1990, pg.58). In her diary she even portrays doctors, not midwives, as inconsequential in a few medical
Patrick is a 15 year-old-boy who is suffering from Hirschsprung’s disease, which is a disease of the digestive tract. Since he was a young boy, he has had multiple operations performed on him, each taking a small portion of his digestive tract. Currently in the story, there is little to no tract left and the people in the ethics committee are trying to make the dreadful decision if they should perform more operations on the Patrick, or simply encompass a DNR (do not resuscitate). For this specific meeting, Patrick’s mother, Oria, was supposed to show up and listen to what the doctors think about Patrick’s situation and help make a decision. Oria was late to the meeting, so the ethics committee started without her. When she finally did arrive, nearly an hour late, they explained to her that surgery is not the option anymore for Patrick, and that shocking him back to life will also be more harm than good for the young boy. It is during this time that Belkin tells us, “She hates meetings like these. She feels she is being judged, and she is right. She is confused by the medicalese and embarrassed at her shadowy presence in her own baby’s life “ (Belkin p. 45). Oria feels that the doctors, nurses, and others in the hospital who are taking care of Partick are judging her, especially in meetings like the one previously talked about. She feels as if the doctors are looking down on her because she works so much and does not spend sufficient
All throughout the story, the author’s point of view of the young lady Jig is indecisive and influential. Throughout the story, Jig seems powerless, confused, and uncertain. She alters her opinion about the operation and appears doubtful about whether she needs to have the operation or not. Jig appears to comprehend that her association with the man has successfully...
I enjoyed the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was filled with adventure and I liked how both conflicts were resolved at the end. I chose this book because Mrs. Donius recommended it to me. She said she loved it and it was one of her favorites. I would recommend this book to a wide range of readers. Anyone from the age of thirteen and older could enjoy this novel.
"The Doctor was a semi-retired physician, resting, as the saying is, upon his laurels. He bore a reputation for wisdom rather than skill.. .and was much sought for in matters of consultation."(64-65) Although this description defines the role of the Doctor throughout the novel, it does not do him justice regarding the depths of his intuitive abilities. Doctor Mandelet was a healer indeed-not of the body but of the mind. In spite of being a male, he does not fit into the stereotype, and seems to understand, though not fully, the identity conflicts tormenting Edna Pontellier. In the beginning he is portrayed as the common man with hardly any comprehension of a woman's emotions. By the end, he realizes that the society in which they live is full of stereotypes and can discern the adverse effects which the demanded gender roles can incur upon less-than-complacent individuals. He perceives Edna's awakening, yet his character symbolizes an anesthetic, not a cure, for her pains of bondage.
Soon. The main goal of the work is to explain Mrs. Soon that her grandson needs a help of specialists. The plan consists of the 4 steps. Listen to the story of Mrs. Soon with empathy and try to understand her perception of the problem. Explain and try to share our perspectives. Acknowledge and discuss the differences and similarities of her and our group’s understanding of the problem. Recommend: to give examples of other kids with same issues. Negotiate and see if Mrs. Soon accepts the proposed plan for helping her grandson to receive services. This plan will help to provide the consultation with Mrs. Soon and to get positive
A couple, Jig and the American man, were sitting at the train station, drinking and trying to make an important decisions. Jig has fear of the unknown because they are deciding whether or not to get an ’operation’. The author goes around the fact, using minimalist work because Jig does not want the abortion. The American man wants Jig to have the abortion, but Jig is scared and knows it is wrong. This shows their fear while thinking about having the baby and how they think they will mess up their plans of travelling the world. Jig continuously asked the American Man if he will still love her no matter what decision she makes. Jig has the fear of losing him based on her decision of having the operation or not. Jig had fear of the unknown whole time in making the decision to have the baby, and if she was going to lose the American
Now that the summary is out there for all who did not get to read the story let’s make some connections to everyday life. In the story is it said by the author that, “All the while I hated myself for having wept before the needle went in, convinced that the nurse and my mother we...
For my book I chose to read The Body by Stephen King. This novel is about four young boys taking a journey to find a body somewhere in the woods that is at the county line. This story is about more than just four boys going on an adventure its about them becoming closer to each other and learning real life lessons along the way. The four boys are all going into their first year of middle school so this is a time in their life when they learn things that will help them in life.
I choose to read the book “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. The book talks about the life of an African-American lady by the name of Celie that lived in the southern United States in the late 1930s. It addresses the numerous issues that included the low ranking of American social culture. In the book it talks about how she wrote books to God because the father she had would beat her and rape her. He also got her pregnant and then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Her father end up taking the baby shortly after birth.
...to make Kate as happy as she could. Anna made the right decision by listening to her sister. Kate was clearly very ill and exhausted of continuously going into surgery. I would grant Kate’s wishes, just as Anna did for Kate. Family is very important, listening and acting on what your family wants and needs is very essential.
o The main conflict is between Mathilda and the doctor. The doctor needs to check Mathilda’s throat to see if she has Diphtheria, but the girl will not open her mouth.
...e upon a painful treatment the child is in no position to tell them otherwise. “According to a traditional Confucian interpretation, a child who agrees to a parent’s refusal of treatment would be violating the principle of filial piety” (Bowman). This makes the children very inactive in their own situation’s outcome. Therefore children and doctors do not have a very direct relationship and the communication is left to be between the older people of the patient’s family and the doctor resulting in a more technically based and advanced language.