Denis Johnson Emergency Summary

To begin with, the chapter “Emergency,” written by Denis Johnson, has contributed numerous themes for the reader to interpret. However, the theme that repeats itself throughout the story is seeing or not seeing. For example, when Georgie noticed the pool of blood on the floor he emotionally declared that the blood streaming in our system will soon come out of us. Georgie has shown the concept of seeing what others may be blind to distinguish. As for F-head he didn’t see or absorb the statement that Georgie pointed out and did not fear the acceptance of death. Another example that connects to the theme of seeing or not seeing is when a man with a stabbed eyed appeared in the emergency room. The reason for the gruesome incident was because the