Suicide is a disease like no other. The disease is spreading ultimately infecting teens across the world. The Program is used to stop the infectious outbreak and to heal those that are sick. In her novel The Program, Suzanne Young shares society's attempt to treat suicide. Young uses cultural and physical surroundings to shape psychological and moral traits in the protagonist Sloane as she fights the epidemic and the program to attempt to change the way society continues to treat suicide.
Young uses cultural surroundings to shape the psychological and moral traits of the protagonist Sloane in her novel. She reveals an important detail during the first part of her novel while Sloane is completing her daily assessment, "...suicide is a behavioral …show more content…
When Sloane was first sent to The Program, she was filled with rage and aggression. "We're going to remove the sickness, Sloane. That’s it" (127). The doctors at The Program attempt to calm her down and explain what they're plan of action is in order to help her. Sloane is aware of what The Program does in order to heal their patients and she wants no part of it. Here, they will clean out Sloane's bad or infected memories leaving her in dazed and confused. She states,"' They're taking my memories, "... "They're erasing me '"(176). This affects her psychological and moral traits tremendously. Her actions as well as the way she treated people will change from before and after The Program. This is because those certain people and things were erased from her mind. These are examples of how Young uses physical surroundings to shape the protagonists Sloane's psychological and moral traits.
In her novel The Program, Suzanne Young shares society's attempt to treat suicide. Young uses cultural and physical surroundings to shape psychological and moral traits in the protagonist Sloane as she fights the epidemic and the program to attempt to change the way society continues to treat suicide. The disease is spreading and infecting teens across the world. The Program is used to stop the infectious outbreak and to heal those that are sick. Ultimately, suicide
Young uses cultural surroundings to shape the psychological and moral traits of the protagonist Sloane in her novel. She reveals an important detail during the first part of her novel while Sloane is completing her daily assessment, "...suicide is a behavioral …show more content…
When Sloane was first sent to The Program, she was filled with rage and aggression. "We're going to remove the sickness, Sloane. That’s it" (127). The doctors at The Program attempt to calm her down and explain what they're plan of action is in order to help her. Sloane is aware of what The Program does in order to heal their patients and she wants no part of it. Here, they will clean out Sloane's bad or infected memories leaving her in dazed and confused. She states,"' They're taking my memories, "... "They're erasing me '"(176). This affects her psychological and moral traits tremendously. Her actions as well as the way she treated people will change from before and after The Program. This is because those certain people and things were erased from her mind. These are examples of how Young uses physical surroundings to shape the protagonists Sloane's psychological and moral traits.
In her novel The Program, Suzanne Young shares society's attempt to treat suicide. Young uses cultural and physical surroundings to shape psychological and moral traits in the protagonist Sloane as she fights the epidemic and the program to attempt to change the way society continues to treat suicide. The disease is spreading and infecting teens across the world. The Program is used to stop the infectious outbreak and to heal those that are sick. Ultimately, suicide