He enters the separation stage when he first encounters the other man in the elevator and witnesses him breaking down in sorrow. He progresses into the struggle and initiation stage when he is deliberating what he should do while this person is in obvious disarray and ultimately chooses nothing. He finally enters the return and integration stage when he regrets not doing anything to comfort the man and ultimately seeks forgiveness through the epiphany in realizing that the right thing to have done was to help others in the time of need. The narrator progresses through the stages of the monomyth archetype from beginning to end and this essay will explain in detail of how A Step not Taken fits in these stages. The separation stage is characteristic of the protagonist entering a stage of adventure even though they may not be cognisant of this is about to occur.
In literature, this struggle for adulthood takes the form of a journey or quest. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, one can see a powerful recreation of this journey to adulthood. As Natalie Babbitt points out, the path the protagonist follows on this journey is “…mainly unalterable and inescapable” (Babbitt 27) and includes three stages. The protagonist’s journey through the tunnel in Lessing’s story follows “the standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero…separation-initiation-return” (27). Thus, all heroes on a journey encounter dangers that they must overcome.
The hero is called to the adventure when he encounters a young well-dressed man individual in the elevator. At that point the hero is unaware of how the following event will change his life. “Nothing about him seemed unusual, nothing at all”. But when the young man “suddenly drops and burst into tears” the hero refuses his call, steps out of the elevator and leaves the young man behind. By refusing to help the man, the hero now faces “a combination of guilt and uncertainty”.
The doctor told the family the prognosis for their son, which is: | Your Answer: the expected outcome | Correct Answer: the expected outcome | 18. The physician changed the medication order because the infection was refractory, which means that the infection was: | Your Answer: resistant to treatment | Correct Answer: resistant to treatment | 19. The word neoplastic refers to a growth that is: | Your Answer: benign or malignant | Correct Answer: benign or malignant | 20. The patient went back to the doctor to seek treatment for the sequela, which is:
The protagonist starts in the first stage of separation, then transitions to struggle or initiation, and finally to the return and reintegration stage. In the separation stage, which is the first stage, the narrator is faced with an adventure when he steps onto the elevator at work. It’s only when the man next to him burst into tears, that he would be presented with an opportunity that would ultimately transform him forever. “I stood in the hallway, a bundle of mixed emotions, wondering what to do. A combination of guilt and uncertainty washed over me.” (D’Angelo).
The reading shows that D’Angelo decided to ignore the man and not provide assistance in his time of need, he chose to leave and continue on his way once his elevator stopped at his floor. This is where the separation stage takes effect. D’ Angelo could have helped the man and comforted him yet he didn’t, fear of the crying mans reaction prevented D’Angelo from assisting him in his time of need. Most times in archetypal stories during this stage of separation there would be a guide or some type of being to assist the hero. D’Angelo mentions within the story that if there was someone else in the elevator with him he might have been more willing to assist the crying man.
Monday 27th January 2014 How does Priestly build up tension towards the end of act two? * Priestly creates tension using well timed entrances and exits from each character. Priestly creates tension when Gerald exits the stage directions ‘they watch him go in silence’ create tension because as Gerald exists the silence will create a long pause so during this pause an awkward atmosphere will be created causing the tension of the scene to increase. When Mr Birling re-enters the room ‘looking rather agitated’ This creates tension because he comes into the scene just as the inspector is about to interrogate Mrs Birling so the room will already be quite tense and then Mr Birling comes in to deliver the bad news that Eric has left making the atmosphere even more intense. The most dramatic entrance of the play is at the end of Act Two when ‘Eric enters.
He kept things to himself, and was secretive about what was going on in his mind. While in the airport, “another gust of nausea gathered about Muhammad Atta, like a host of tiny myrmidons. He waited for them to move on, but they did not do so, and, instead, coagulated in his craw. Muhammad Atta went to the men's room and released a fathom of bilious green. He was still wiping his foul mouth as he walked out on to the tarmac and climbed the trembling metal steps.” He knew what he was doing was wrong, and because of that his stomach turned and he was feeling ill.
The first article I read is a segment from the book The Shared Experience of Illness: Stories of Patients, Families, and Their Therapists. I read the section that is an overview of the effects of illness. This reading talks about how in every single person’s life the influence of illness is felt in some way. Even if an individual personally avoids a serious illness, it permeates society in a way that is unavoidable. The authors suggest that “Illness brings us closer to one another in caregiving, and it separates us through disability and death.
To provide him culturally competitive care, the nurse can incorporate these home remedies into the care within the acute setting. Secondly, the nurse can talk to this elderly patient to willingly discard such traditional healing practices. In case such traditional practices are unsafe, the nurse can look for alternative comfort and pain relief strategies with the elderly man. A nurse can learn about a patient’s culture through conducting a cultural assessment. The first step in the assessment involves learning the meaning of illness in relation to the patient’s unique culture, such as what he/she thinks caused the problem.