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Newsbreak for Walpole
Week – July 18
Year – 2005
The Summer and Reading and …
The book of the week, for reflective
and challenging reading is: “My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult.
Jodi Picoult is a prolific writer with
a gift for projecting a common theme into a contemporary scene, with
ethical and conflicting issues confronting the characters.
People of all ages and stage of life
will find be edified with the reading of this dramatic story. There are
many separate and interleaved issues and story lines in the narrative.
For example,
1.
A story of a family coping
with a young child with a critical medical diagnosis.
2.
A story of a decision to
have another child that could be an organ donor for the other child.
3.
A story of the love and
empathy that is shown to both daughters.
4.
A story of conflict and
jealousy among the siblings.
5.
A story of conflict between
the parents as the medical issues pile up.
6.
A story of legal tangles as
one daughter raises her voice for her life.
7.
A story of anger and
suicidal attempts by folks under stress.
8.
A story of unrequited love
by people involved in the courtroom drama.
9.
A story of the challenges
and promises of biomedical breakthroughs.
This is a piece of fiction that has an
origin in a real life situation – prompted by the medical debates and
the consequent ethical dilemmas manifest in the story. |
