I enjoyed reading the play, Wit. It touched on the importance of human interaction and how we choose to live our lives. The ending, even though Vivian dies gave the reader comfort. I feel Edson’s writing is very intriguing; I like the different layers within the play and her choice of words.
The main character Vivian is very intelligent and witty. I liked how she spoke to the audience though out the play. It gave me a feeling of interaction and insight about what she was thinking. She displayed a very heartbreaking realization as she approaches her death. I think we all would reflect on our lives in her situation. Although she was well educated on death and dying through her studies of the Donne Sonnets Vivian needed help in her final …show more content…
She is a very devoted caring nurse who looked out for Vivian. Susie showed compassion even when Vivian was unable to respond by talking calmly to her and rubbing lotion on her hands. She also gave her dignity after her death by standing up for her wishes and canceling the code.
The male characters in the play I wasn’t as fond of. I felt both Dr. Kelekian and his senior resident Jason Posner treated Vivian more as a research subject than a patient. Although there interactions with Vivian were important to show the reader that compassion and support are accentual for the patient.
I found reading the different analyst of the play also very interesting, in particular "Unwitting Redemption in Margaret Edson 's WIT" (Martha Greene Eads). Martha analyzed each scene and expanded the theme for the reader. I agreed with Martha’s viewpoints except on the scene were E. M. Ashford visits Vivian in the hospital. Because Vivian is in a lot of pain she is on a high dose of morphine and Martha describes the visit By Vivian’s mentor as a hallucination, which is quite possible.
My interpretation would be that Vivian was visited by the soul of E.M. Ashford who is there to comfort her prior to her death. I’m a believer that dead loved ones often visit the dying to help them with the transition to the …show more content…
This article is about a talk Maggie Callanans gave in Chicago in 2013. Maggie has 27 years of experience as a hospice nurse and is a co-author of the book "Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying." She also commented on the similarities in the death bed visits. The visitors were usually their mothers or someone of importance to the dying person. They happened within days the person’s death. Often the vision occurred in the corner of the room and family members that were present were unaware of the visit. E.M. Ashford was someone of importance to Vivian, gave her comfort and her visit occurred shortly before her
The main character Vivian is very intelligent and witty. I liked how she spoke to the audience though out the play. It gave me a feeling of interaction and insight about what she was thinking. She displayed a very heartbreaking realization as she approaches her death. I think we all would reflect on our lives in her situation. Although she was well educated on death and dying through her studies of the Donne Sonnets Vivian needed help in her final …show more content…
She is a very devoted caring nurse who looked out for Vivian. Susie showed compassion even when Vivian was unable to respond by talking calmly to her and rubbing lotion on her hands. She also gave her dignity after her death by standing up for her wishes and canceling the code.
The male characters in the play I wasn’t as fond of. I felt both Dr. Kelekian and his senior resident Jason Posner treated Vivian more as a research subject than a patient. Although there interactions with Vivian were important to show the reader that compassion and support are accentual for the patient.
I found reading the different analyst of the play also very interesting, in particular "Unwitting Redemption in Margaret Edson 's WIT" (Martha Greene Eads). Martha analyzed each scene and expanded the theme for the reader. I agreed with Martha’s viewpoints except on the scene were E. M. Ashford visits Vivian in the hospital. Because Vivian is in a lot of pain she is on a high dose of morphine and Martha describes the visit By Vivian’s mentor as a hallucination, which is quite possible.
My interpretation would be that Vivian was visited by the soul of E.M. Ashford who is there to comfort her prior to her death. I’m a believer that dead loved ones often visit the dying to help them with the transition to the …show more content…
This article is about a talk Maggie Callanans gave in Chicago in 2013. Maggie has 27 years of experience as a hospice nurse and is a co-author of the book "Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying." She also commented on the similarities in the death bed visits. The visitors were usually their mothers or someone of importance to the dying person. They happened within days the person’s death. Often the vision occurred in the corner of the room and family members that were present were unaware of the visit. E.M. Ashford was someone of importance to Vivian, gave her comfort and her visit occurred shortly before her