Lauren Slater Welcome To My Body To Save My Mind Summary
Killing My Body To Save My Mind The author, Lauren Slater is an American psychologist and writer. She is the author of seven books, including Welcome To My Country, Prozac Diary, and Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir. What promoted the author to write this piece was her story using prescription drugs resulting in her gaining weight. I know this because the the main title and text says it. For example, in the header Lauren Slater states “Would you gain 80 pounds to cure a crippling depression? Lauren Slater did and learned that her vanity was the least of it The least of it.” It is important to understand the context that encouraged the writing to happen because it tells the authors story of what and how it happened. The audience this piece is intended
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for is people who are aged 20-30.
It could be for people who are dealing with depression and how other people deal with it and it could be for people studying depression symptoms or the side effects of the medicine. What the author is trying to convey is that although you may be giving up something, you may be getting something better in return. The way she proves this point is how she takes the medicine for her depression which results in her gaining weight but it is all worth it to keep herself happy for her family. The essay is about lauren Slater who was prescribed a medicine called Zyprexa. Zyprexa helps Lauren Slater deal with her depression while at the same time it makes her gain weight for which she is taking the risk to stay happy. I know this because the text explains it clearly in the header when it asks, “would you gain 80 pounds to cure a crippling depression.” In which the response was that Lauren Slater did and she learned that her vanity was the least of it. The main thesis is “My body is having a breakdown, for sure, yet instead of atomizing into pieces and parts, I'm doing just the opposite, I'm acquiring a perverse sort of solidity that
belies the real crux of the matter.” In this paragraph I will be explaining the Ethos connecting with the piece. The Ethos explains the background to the story and where the author is coming up from to explain this story. Lauren Slater is a white, middle-aged, woman. She seems like a very non aggressive woman who is very soft spoken. Lauren Slater is a very credible writer, who has written various books. Some of the more well-known books are, Welcome To My Country, Prozac Diary, and Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir. It changes the way we read the article because she is a very sophisticated woman, writing books, and memoirs, so it changes the way we read it because we know the type of woman she is compared to any regular student writing an informal story. Her stance as a woman isn't very large in this piece as it has nothing to do with being a woman but her age does come in to play as middle-aged adults do have problems with cholesterol and other physical issues. In this paragraph I will be explaining the Logos associated with the piece. The main point of the logos is to explain if the piece gives any factual or statistical data to prove a certain point. This piece by Lauren Slater is not very factual or give any real statistics. There is some statistics in this story as to the effects of Zyprexa as it talks about the effects it has on people. Besides that there is no more statistical or factual evidence supporting the authors stance. This piece is more of an informal and opinionated piece as it talks only about herself and how her medicine makes her hungry and gain weight. It could still be taken seriously as it covers depression and what could be the consequences. Besides that for the most part it is not serious because there is a somewhat humorous tone to the piece as she sort of pokes fun at herself about eating too much and growing overweight. It woulds of been nice to see her write more about the facts of depression and how it effects your brain and thought process and also give some statistics on the amount of people who use the medicine and are satisfied with it and continue to use it. In this paragraph I will be explaining the Pathos tied with this piece. The Pathos explains the emotional side to he piece and the stories tone and how the author felt while writing this piece. The piece has many different tones to it, the main one being sad and a mix of a little humor to it. Lauren Slater seems to have put some emotion into this story as it gives off an emotional vibe and that shows that this was a deep topic to address, telling the readers about a dark time in her ongoing life and she is vary passionate about the topic. I think the author kind of pulls you into the the story in the emotional aspect of it because lauren slater does a good job in making the reader feel sympathy to her for her going through depression and weight gain. This piece has not led to many consequences as it is a pretty straight-forward piece and Lauren Slater sticks to her stance on the topic and she doesn't change her mind anywhere in the piece. The only consequence I would point out would be what I stated earlier when I said there could have been more factual or statistical evidence to Lauren Slaters' story. The only other consequence I can address was that at some points Lauren Slater sounds too emotional, for example when she says “It was prescribed to me last year during a horrific depression. I saw black hats roll across roads and heard the crying of a child I could never find. At night, the darkness was intense, all consuming, like liquid coal I tried to move through. “ The main thesis of the story is, my body is having a breakdown and instead of fixing it, I'm making it worse. The main idea of this story was that Lauren Slater was going through major depression. She was prescribed a medicine called Zyprexa to make it better, and although her depression went away the medicine gave her a eating disorder. Overall the story was good and straight to the point. It had minimal problems and could have used more factual and statistical data. The piece was mostly informal and the tone was sad and humorous at the same time. This piece was a short story about the author battling depression and the side effects of Zyprexa.
for is people who are aged 20-30.
It could be for people who are dealing with depression and how other people deal with it and it could be for people studying depression symptoms or the side effects of the medicine. What the author is trying to convey is that although you may be giving up something, you may be getting something better in return. The way she proves this point is how she takes the medicine for her depression which results in her gaining weight but it is all worth it to keep herself happy for her family. The essay is about lauren Slater who was prescribed a medicine called Zyprexa. Zyprexa helps Lauren Slater deal with her depression while at the same time it makes her gain weight for which she is taking the risk to stay happy. I know this because the text explains it clearly in the header when it asks, “would you gain 80 pounds to cure a crippling depression.” In which the response was that Lauren Slater did and she learned that her vanity was the least of it. The main thesis is “My body is having a breakdown, for sure, yet instead of atomizing into pieces and parts, I'm doing just the opposite, I'm acquiring a perverse sort of solidity that
belies the real crux of the matter.” In this paragraph I will be explaining the Ethos connecting with the piece. The Ethos explains the background to the story and where the author is coming up from to explain this story. Lauren Slater is a white, middle-aged, woman. She seems like a very non aggressive woman who is very soft spoken. Lauren Slater is a very credible writer, who has written various books. Some of the more well-known books are, Welcome To My Country, Prozac Diary, and Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir. It changes the way we read the article because she is a very sophisticated woman, writing books, and memoirs, so it changes the way we read it because we know the type of woman she is compared to any regular student writing an informal story. Her stance as a woman isn't very large in this piece as it has nothing to do with being a woman but her age does come in to play as middle-aged adults do have problems with cholesterol and other physical issues. In this paragraph I will be explaining the Logos associated with the piece. The main point of the logos is to explain if the piece gives any factual or statistical data to prove a certain point. This piece by Lauren Slater is not very factual or give any real statistics. There is some statistics in this story as to the effects of Zyprexa as it talks about the effects it has on people. Besides that there is no more statistical or factual evidence supporting the authors stance. This piece is more of an informal and opinionated piece as it talks only about herself and how her medicine makes her hungry and gain weight. It could still be taken seriously as it covers depression and what could be the consequences. Besides that for the most part it is not serious because there is a somewhat humorous tone to the piece as she sort of pokes fun at herself about eating too much and growing overweight. It woulds of been nice to see her write more about the facts of depression and how it effects your brain and thought process and also give some statistics on the amount of people who use the medicine and are satisfied with it and continue to use it. In this paragraph I will be explaining the Pathos tied with this piece. The Pathos explains the emotional side to he piece and the stories tone and how the author felt while writing this piece. The piece has many different tones to it, the main one being sad and a mix of a little humor to it. Lauren Slater seems to have put some emotion into this story as it gives off an emotional vibe and that shows that this was a deep topic to address, telling the readers about a dark time in her ongoing life and she is vary passionate about the topic. I think the author kind of pulls you into the the story in the emotional aspect of it because lauren slater does a good job in making the reader feel sympathy to her for her going through depression and weight gain. This piece has not led to many consequences as it is a pretty straight-forward piece and Lauren Slater sticks to her stance on the topic and she doesn't change her mind anywhere in the piece. The only consequence I would point out would be what I stated earlier when I said there could have been more factual or statistical evidence to Lauren Slaters' story. The only other consequence I can address was that at some points Lauren Slater sounds too emotional, for example when she says “It was prescribed to me last year during a horrific depression. I saw black hats roll across roads and heard the crying of a child I could never find. At night, the darkness was intense, all consuming, like liquid coal I tried to move through. “ The main thesis of the story is, my body is having a breakdown and instead of fixing it, I'm making it worse. The main idea of this story was that Lauren Slater was going through major depression. She was prescribed a medicine called Zyprexa to make it better, and although her depression went away the medicine gave her a eating disorder. Overall the story was good and straight to the point. It had minimal problems and could have used more factual and statistical data. The piece was mostly informal and the tone was sad and humorous at the same time. This piece was a short story about the author battling depression and the side effects of Zyprexa.