The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Family
Family is defined as unconditional love, unconditional help and less selfishness. Authors Jodi Picoult and Kim Edwards prove that this is not always true. Picoult the author of My Sisters Keeper argues that when an individual is affected by illness, family will do whatever it takes to save them because when a family falls apart one’s life shortly follows. Edwards argues a similar case in her novel The Memory Keepers Daughter that all it takes is one selfish act to change the direction of one’s life because one lie can forever change a family’s density .Where Picoult uses Kate’s leukemia to demonstrate how it affects every family member Edwards uses the “death” of her daughter to show how lies can be life changing. Both prove how it affects a family and how it affects one’s way of life are uncontollable.
In her book My Sisters Keeper Picoult demonstrates though the character Sara that she is willing to put one of her daughter’s lives in jeopardy in hope of saving the both of them. When Kate, Sara’s daughter is diagnosed with leukemia, Anna is conceived just from the sole purpose of saving her sisters life.
I have not really considered the specifics of this child. I have thought of this daughter only in terms of what she will be able to do for the daughter I already have... Then again, my dreams for her are no less exalted; I plan for her to save her sister’s life. (Picoult 100)
Through Sara, Picoult demonstrates how life’s priority’s are established when sickness is a factor. Sara is overwhelmed with her daughter’s diagnosis and would do anything in her power to save her, even if it means ruining another life in the process. Where Jodi Picoult uses Sara’s struggle to save her sickened daughter Kim Edwards uses Dr. David Henry’s lie to show how ones selfish act can result the way life plays through. Dr
Henry knows how much this lie will affect his family but he still does it. The author says “I’m trying to spare us all a terrible grief”
Family is defined as unconditional love, unconditional help and less selfishness. Authors Jodi Picoult and Kim Edwards prove that this is not always true. Picoult the author of My Sisters Keeper argues that when an individual is affected by illness, family will do whatever it takes to save them because when a family falls apart one’s life shortly follows. Edwards argues a similar case in her novel The Memory Keepers Daughter that all it takes is one selfish act to change the direction of one’s life because one lie can forever change a family’s density .Where Picoult uses Kate’s leukemia to demonstrate how it affects every family member Edwards uses the “death” of her daughter to show how lies can be life changing. Both prove how it affects a family and how it affects one’s way of life are uncontollable.
In her book My Sisters Keeper Picoult demonstrates though the character Sara that she is willing to put one of her daughter’s lives in jeopardy in hope of saving the both of them. When Kate, Sara’s daughter is diagnosed with leukemia, Anna is conceived just from the sole purpose of saving her sisters life.
I have not really considered the specifics of this child. I have thought of this daughter only in terms of what she will be able to do for the daughter I already have... Then again, my dreams for her are no less exalted; I plan for her to save her sister’s life. (Picoult 100)
Through Sara, Picoult demonstrates how life’s priority’s are established when sickness is a factor. Sara is overwhelmed with her daughter’s diagnosis and would do anything in her power to save her, even if it means ruining another life in the process. Where Jodi Picoult uses Sara’s struggle to save her sickened daughter Kim Edwards uses Dr. David Henry’s lie to show how ones selfish act can result the way life plays through. Dr
Henry knows how much this lie will affect his family but he still does it. The author says “I’m trying to spare us all a terrible grief”