Monday, May 16, 2011

Pages 75-104

Susanna intoduces the head nurse, Valerie to us. She is well respected and admired by the girls. The girls see their therapists once a day. These sessions last only about 5-10 minutes. Susanna also introduces us to Mrs. McWeeney. She is the night nurse and all of the girls dislike her, she is shrill and rude. There are also interns that come and help at the hospital. The girls live vicariously through them because they are able to live the lives that they were denied. A hispanic girl named Torrey comes to live in the hospital. The girls become very fond of her and when she is told that her parents are coming up to take her home the girls protest it. Susanna also has a psychotic episode. She becomes obsessed with her hands. She attempts to bite through her hand to make sure that it is real. This causes her to be given a heave dosage of thorazine that tranquilizes her.

1. How do Valerie and Mrs. McWeeney affect the girls?
2. How do the girls live through the interns?
3. What does Susannas episode prove?
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  1. Kristina, Alex, Val, JamieMay 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    1) Valerie and Mrs. McWeeny affect the girls because they enjoy Valeries company because her presence helps them feel alive and keep them interested. They hate Mrs McWeeny.
    2) They talk about the interns love life and how they're doing in school, they live through them because they cant live themselves due to being in a hospital.
    3) Susanna's episode proves that she has actually something wrong with her.

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  2. Kristina, Alex, Val, JamieMay 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    1. The girls like Valerie, but the girls hate Mrs. McWeeney.
    2. The girls live through the interns by talking about their love lives and how they are doing in school.
    3.This episode proves she really has something wrong with her.

    -Alex

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  3. Kristina, Alex, Val, JamieMay 16, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    1. Valerie is a role model to the girl, and the patients respect her. Mrs. McWeeney is the opposite, and the girls don't appreciate her.
    2. The interns live the lives that the patients are missing out on, so they listen to their stories to live through them.
    3. Susanna's episode proves that she is having problems identifying her identity and self-worth.
    -Val

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