Together, the tumours take him by the throat and he can’
Really great imagery and personification of the tumors
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- Mar 2018
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I expect so,’ says the Son, ‘but I’m letting him down. You see?’ ‘Yes,’ says the Mother. ‘It’s a terrible feeling.
He's feeling the same way his mom always has
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The Mother runs after the Wife, and at the Ward door she puts her hand briefly on the Baby’s head and tries to smile at the Wife, but it comes out as a moan.
The Mother must be in so much pain. The person she invested herself into most, her son, is now in really bad condition and has pulled himself so far apart from her that she didn't even know she had a grandchild.
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When did you have the Baby?’ says the Mother.
Strange that they so uninvolve her
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left, further and further down B routes, nearer and nearer the sea. Recently, several people have told her that the Son
Chronic illness is often extremely complex. It has basically taken over this mother's life. You can tell she's very emotionally invested in his illness and has a sense of guilt and responsibility for it. Her situation sounds like a very difficult one to be in.
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Mum,’ says the Son, ‘haven’t you learnt anything? Of course she wouldn’t grow.
Son is smart, thoughtful, observant - nice character development as the story goes on
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Once, the Son was prodi-gious and original, and the Mother was daffy and whacky, and they were on the same side: now they seem doomed to partake in endless EFL oral exams, with the Son taking the part of the difficult student,
His condition has been divisive in their relationship. This combined with him being a teenager/trying to find his identity, experiencing normal detachment from parents/etc. is bound to put a lot of strain on their relationship
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- Feb 2018
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Icouldbesopowerful.
Vivian enjoys being in control and having power, and she is losing that as a cancer patient.
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withoutlookingatJASON
Jason's disconnection is showed as he doesn't look at Vivian, and Susie's focus on Vivian is exemplified as she is maintaining contact with Vivian and not Jason. While not always, this can sometimes be how doctors are versus nurses. Nurses usually are more involved with the patient/have more contact and perform more care for the patient, while doctors can be seen as impersonal or disconnected to their patients. Again, this is definitely not always the case, this is just some of the doctor/nurse stereotypes.
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Theyleaveherwithherstomachuncovered.
This is an example of non-patient centered care - they are so focused on the cancer and not her as a person that they forget to/don't even cover her up when they are finished looking at her.
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(Delighted)Idonotknow,Dr.Kelekian
The focus is finally on Vivian now - now her cancer, but her. This is why she is "delighted."
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ButasIamascholarbefore
maintaining her identity
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Bearing.B-E-A-R-I-N-G.Kelekian
a theme I found throughout the play is repetition (8 rounds of chemo, repetition of tests, rounds, same scripted interactions with doctors about I&Os, etc.
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And,asresearch,itwillmakeasignificantcontributiontoourknowledge
Vivian is immediately seen as a research subject/"number" rather than a patient. This is a theme throughout the play, especially in scenes with Jason.
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Good.Ininvasiveepithelialcarcinoma,themosteffectivetreatmentmodalityisachemotherapeuticagent.Wearedevelopinganexperimentalcombinationofdrugsdesignedforprimary-siteovarian,withatargetspecificityofstagethree-and-beyondadministration.VIVIAN:Insidious.Hmm.Curiouswordchoice.Cancer.
We immediately see a contrast between the scientific way we think about cancer (Kelekian) versus the subjective, more humanistic way we see it (Vivian). The doctor-patient dichotomy within the play is being established here.
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