Reflect, Renew, Reborn
Locked-in syndrome is not a disorder you want to have. The syndrome most commonly occurs after a stroke that destroys the brain stem, and leaves the victim in a state of paralysis, or as Jean-Dominique Bauby states that he was: “reduced to the existence of a jellyfish.”(25) This statement really shows the intensity of the disorder. No muscles are able to voluntarily move except for the eyes which you blink to communicate. Locked-in syndrome is so rare that according to the Texas Medical Association: “Clinicians may only encounter one to two cases in their career.” This syndrome can make the victims feel confined and trapped in their own mind without an easy form of communication. Locked-in syndrome is brought to life in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly where the protagonist, Jean-Dominique Bauby experienced the abrupt end of a …show more content…
Foster, page 212 helps us make this connection between emotional blindness and physical blindness. It reads: “Seeing and blindness are generally at issue in many works, even when there is no hint of blindness on the part of windows, alleys, horses, speculations, or person.” Jean-Dominique is not fully physically blind but, he was definitely emotionally blinded before the stroke. Now, Jean-Dominique is able to properly experience the truly important things in his life like his children, friends and imagination. Before the stroke Jean-Dominique was in very little contact with his children and did not even celebrate Father's Day. But as we progress through the story Jean-Dominique is consistently being visited by his children, going on day trips to the beach with them and even playing some hangman. We even read that Jean-Dominique celebrated Father's Day with his family, this shows that because of his recent incident he finally realised that being a dad is one of the major parts of his life and he needs to be a good one. Jean-Dominique
Locked-in syndrome is not a disorder you want to have. The syndrome most commonly occurs after a stroke that destroys the brain stem, and leaves the victim in a state of paralysis, or as Jean-Dominique Bauby states that he was: “reduced to the existence of a jellyfish.”(25) This statement really shows the intensity of the disorder. No muscles are able to voluntarily move except for the eyes which you blink to communicate. Locked-in syndrome is so rare that according to the Texas Medical Association: “Clinicians may only encounter one to two cases in their career.” This syndrome can make the victims feel confined and trapped in their own mind without an easy form of communication. Locked-in syndrome is brought to life in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly where the protagonist, Jean-Dominique Bauby experienced the abrupt end of a …show more content…
Foster, page 212 helps us make this connection between emotional blindness and physical blindness. It reads: “Seeing and blindness are generally at issue in many works, even when there is no hint of blindness on the part of windows, alleys, horses, speculations, or person.” Jean-Dominique is not fully physically blind but, he was definitely emotionally blinded before the stroke. Now, Jean-Dominique is able to properly experience the truly important things in his life like his children, friends and imagination. Before the stroke Jean-Dominique was in very little contact with his children and did not even celebrate Father's Day. But as we progress through the story Jean-Dominique is consistently being visited by his children, going on day trips to the beach with them and even playing some hangman. We even read that Jean-Dominique celebrated Father's Day with his family, this shows that because of his recent incident he finally realised that being a dad is one of the major parts of his life and he needs to be a good one. Jean-Dominique