Jean-Dominique Bauby

Butterfly is an inspiring movie about the story of Jean Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke that leads to him being paralysed from head to toe. The film adaption of the book written by Jean-Dominique Bauby accurately depicts who Jean-Dominique Bauby was, settings, and his love life.The film used flashbacks, imagery, and portraying the portrayal of Bauby as man who was coming to terms with his condition. The use of flashbacks in the beginning and throughout the film were quick and did not have color. An interesting aspect in the film was when he was about to have a flashback the screen would momentarily turn a bright white before the next scene, which was the flashback was shown. The use of the…

In the diving bell and the butterfly, there were multiple sources of hope for Jean-Dominique Bauby. Some of the sources were his family, past memories, and the alphabet & speech therapist. The diving bell and the butterfly was a touching book to read because the reader was looking into Bauby’s past and the present through his point of view. Every chapter was short and had a meaningful touch because Bauby had to blink in order for his therapist to transcribe his words. I kept thinking throughout…

Jean-Dominique Bauby also known as Jean-Do was born April 23, 1952 in Paris, France. He attended school in Paris and worked as a journalist for several years. Bauby was a well known French actor, author, and editor of the magazine Elle. He became the editor-in-chief of Elle magazine in 1991. One of his most notable works is The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, which was published in French in 1997. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly is a story about Jean-Dominique Bauby himself who was in his…

Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was the author and wrote his own biography of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on March 6, 1997, was full of life and worked as the editor for the French Elle Magazine had a Massive Stroke in his early forties while enjoying life with his two beautiful children. Jean Massive stroke took over his brainstem and he was in a coma for 20 days. Jean was a person who was very outgoing and active, sadly, his massive stroke turned into a locked-in syndrome and was paralyzed…

Before being introduced to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, not once had I ever heard of “locked-in syndrome”. Likewise, Bauby mentions that the only reference to locked-in syndrome in any type of literature (as of 1996 at least) was in The Count of Monte Cristo, a story that many people of my generation have failed to read. Alas, having finally read The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, I can now say that the amount of insight I have gained on locked-in syndrome is quite substantial. I did not…

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Schnabel released in 2007 that tells a touching true-life story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby. Schnabel made this film based on a book that was written by Ronald Hardwood and Jean-Dominique Bauby (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”). Schnabel is an American director and had one Oscar-nominated performance for Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls in 2000 (“Schnabel”). The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby was in a coma for three weeks after…

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…

Have you ever woke up to a stroke only to find out that your body is completely paralyzed? The diving bell and the butterfly is an award winning book which depicts a story of a journalist called jean-Dominique Bauby who has suffered a condition named locked in syndrome.In the book,he discloses his life leading to become an editor in chief for a famous magazine,implications that he faced as he descended into a life of pain and misery. Why does this book capture my attention?The reason is…