Quote #1
Quote by the Narrator
page 232
Significance: This could affect how much longer Uncle Joseph has to stay in Krome because the medic seemed to think Uncle Joseph was faking. He was being unreasonable because nobody can force themself to vomit, and if they can they would not be able to vomit that much. The medics did not take Uncle Joseph seriously when he said that he needed his medication.Quote by the Narrator
page 232
"Vomit shot out of his mouth, his nose, as well as the tracheotomy hole in his neck. The vomit was spread all over his face, from his forehead to his chin, down to the front of his Krome-issued overalls. There was also vomit on his thighs, where a large wet stain showed he had also urinated on himself."
Personal Connection: In elementary school, when I got sick, I used to throw up at least once a year. I do not know why, it just happened every time I had a bad cold. Maybe it had something to do with having bad gagging reflexes, but that is the closest connection I can get to this quote.
Question: Have you ever heard anything similar to this happen?
Quote #2
Quote by Edwidge's father/Edwidge
page 236
Quote by Edwidge's father/Edwidge
page 236
"'No', my father told the doctor. 'I don't want to be kept alive by machines. There's already been enough suffering.'"Significance: Edwidge's father is tired of feeling helpless and only wants the pain of suffering to stop. Not only for him, but for his brother and all of his relatives in Haiti. It seems as though the big reason he doesn't want a DNR is because he doesn't want to be around if his brother dies. Right now neither of them are in good health and both of them do not want to alive when the other dies. So at the moment, the title of the book can go many directions. (From Mira to Joseph, Joseph to Mira, Joseph to Franck, and Mira to Frank)
Character Judgement: Edwidge's father has a very strong personality. It is a big choice to decide whether or not you want to be put on life support. You may want to because of the condition your family members will be in if you don't, or you may not want to because of your physical, emotional, and mental state. But Edwidge's father firmly stated which he wanted without asking for his family's input, knowing they would all say to get the DNR.
Question: Do you think Edwidge would want her father to get the DNR, or do you think she would only want her father's suffering to ceise.
1 comment:
Quote #1
I really like this response because you voice how stubborn the medics were being. You also show how little the medics trust immigrants. It also tells that uncle joesph is really sick and that he has a hard life because of it.
Question #1
Yes, my friends had projectile vomit because he is lactose intolerant. Might I say it is really gross.
Quote #2
I agree that edwidge’s father is a strong man because he is choosing to be taken of life support so that him and his family can stop suffering. I also think he is a little selfish because he wants to go before his brother and his brother wants to go before him and he is choosing to die first.
Question #2
I think She would want him the not go on the DNR just because she has his best interests at heart and she wants him to be happy and pain free.
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