When genetic disorders are discussed, both in popular culture and in medicine, they are viewed as negative ways, and for obvious reasons: many genetic disorders, like the one Sierra has, can easily kill or seriously inhibit a person from living a “normal life.” Throughout recent medical history, there has been a lot of focus on learning new ways to control or treat certain genetic conditions. In fact, the entire discussion of how to treat genetic disorders can be brought back to our class discussion of the legacy of eugenics. With this project, I wanted to depict two specific things: I wanted to analyse how Sierra’s life plays into the idea of leading a “normal life.” In addition to that, I wanted to examine how new ways of treatment are replacing old ideas of eugenics, and whether eugenics plays into Sierra’s experience in any way.
In the case of scaryturtle13’s experiences, Sierra goes through emotions ranging from confusion to betrayal. During the early development of her character, I wanted her to feel as angry as possible and understand nothing about why her monitoring and experience occurred as it did; now, I understand why I had to put her perspective in such sharp contrast to the reality …show more content…
During her conversation with her ex-girlfriend, Ana essentially states that it didn’t largely interfere with their relationship or how people saw Sierra. In fact, Sierra never even questions what happens to her parents until she finds her father’s documents. Until that instant, Sierra considers her life normal, average; the snippets of her parents and her relationships with others she mentions throughout the posts seem like regular events in the life of a 20something. She goes out drinking with friends, has girlfriends, sees a therapist…the list isn’t particularly out of the ordinary, and she never has reason to suspect that others may be hiding a secret from
In the case of scaryturtle13’s experiences, Sierra goes through emotions ranging from confusion to betrayal. During the early development of her character, I wanted her to feel as angry as possible and understand nothing about why her monitoring and experience occurred as it did; now, I understand why I had to put her perspective in such sharp contrast to the reality …show more content…
During her conversation with her ex-girlfriend, Ana essentially states that it didn’t largely interfere with their relationship or how people saw Sierra. In fact, Sierra never even questions what happens to her parents until she finds her father’s documents. Until that instant, Sierra considers her life normal, average; the snippets of her parents and her relationships with others she mentions throughout the posts seem like regular events in the life of a 20something. She goes out drinking with friends, has girlfriends, sees a therapist…the list isn’t particularly out of the ordinary, and she never has reason to suspect that others may be hiding a secret from