Prodigies Oliver Sacks Summary

Oliver Sacks is not your typical research doctor that continuously tests and examines the subject as if it were not human. Dr. Sacks leaves behind the cold, clinical view of the hospital and spends quality time with his subjects in their normal environments. He goes on trips, takes holidays and really gets to know the neurologically different people about whom he writes. This is all portrayed in his writing as he talks about the different trips he takes to certain places around the world, in particular, New York City, London, Paris and Venice with his ever so unique "subject" Stephen Wiltshire. Dr. Sacks is a very interesting writer as he relates to his studies in the past every now and again while he spends time with Stephen in the chapter called "Prodigies."
He uses a successful writing technique in which he describes his relationship and research with Stephen in comparison with other studies he has done personally and also studies he has heard about in the past that are similar to his experience with Stephen. In past stories we have read, in particular, "Flowers for Algernon," the research scientists appear to be all too
He lets other people come into contact with his subject and does not put all of the attention on himself. He uses this to examine the subject's emotional responses and feelings for other people and towards him as well. The range of minds, talents and inner worlds Dr. Sacks examines is wide. He seems to try very hard to make an emotional connection, in both cases with individuals who are as far from normally able to create and sustain such connections as possible. His desire to cross into other worlds not possible for him to inhabit, and his attempts nonetheless, make him the perfect choice for bringing back quality information from these pure