The Girl Without A Name Essay

It is a normal day at the psych ward for Dr. Zoe Goldman when a young african american girl is brought in by the police. She doesn’t know her name or where she is coming from creating a troublesome case for Dr. Goldman. Since the young african american girl can not cite her name she is referred to in the system as Jane Doe. She has no idea who she is or how she even got into the ward. This creates the case of a lifetime for Dr. Goldman in the book The Girl Without A Name by Sandra Block. This book will teach you about persistence and that “following the crowd isn’t always that best option.
Let’s talk about the main character Dr. Zoe Goldman. Even though she worked at a psych ward she still had issues of her own. She has ADHD and was is seeing …show more content…
Like how there was a doctor that was actually treating Jane Doe with the information he was given. His name is Dr. Berringer. He is the one that is treating Jane Doe and is on probation for substance abuse. SUBSTANCE ABUSE! Yet, he still is a doctor and does all of his normal work while Dr. Goldman failed a RITE exam while she was knowingly emotionally unstable because of her mother's death and got put on unpaid leave? Just seems a little strange. There were also many doctors at this psych ward that had drinking problems that were still able to continue working. This wouldn’t be as strange if they were sober on the job and their bosses didn’t know about it! This just made the book a little confusing at times because they were not super specific when people were sober or intoxicated. All in all this is a pretty great book for the teenage are because it has things that are to mature for people in the younger category but maybe a little immature for the older audience. It is a great book that could teach many about persistence and that not always “following the crowd” is the best idea… If you enjoy books that keep you on the edge of your seat and keep you wanting more this is the perfect book for