Robert Frost’s Poem “Out, Out—” & The Banality of Health Care
According to the art: The futility of twentieth century health care expressed in Robert Frost’s poem “Out Out—” has become the banality of twenty-first century health care.
Just Saying
Just Saying comprises brief observations linking ideas or renderings from the arts with illness experiences. These observations do not need a lot of context or explanation and can, therefore, stand on their own. They can take the form of quotes, excerpts, pictures, movie clips, or other art forms.
Reason or Emotion in Assisting End of Life
As Explored in Million Dollar Baby and The Sea Inside
According to the art: Two movies explore the effects of reason and emotion on people being asked to assist in ending the life of someone they love.
Andreas Ban Reflects on Silent Suicides: Excerpt from EEG
According to the art: This excerpt is from the opening of the novel where Andreas Ban reflects on suicide and the different forms it can take.
Andreas Ban’s Mother is Bleeding from Cancer and While Getting Experimental Treatment—She Dies:
Excerpts from EEG
According to the art: The focus of this short excerpt from the novel EEG is on bleeding from cancer or its treatment and the dehumanizing nature of experimentation in human subjects.