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Summary
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a surgeon? Well, as you can imagine it’s very stressful, and tiring. You have to be very smart, patient, and calm. You can definitely see this in "A Delicate Operation". This story is about a woman who has a tumor in her brain. It starts small, but grows larger and larger consequently blocking her vision. She goes to the doctor and bravely requests a surgery even though the tumor is placed in a very difficult spot,”…the tumor could be seen better, but no normal structures-the carotid arteries, their branches, and the optic nerves-were visible. The tumor obscured them”(2). The tumor is covering a lot of important parts of the brain, and one wrong cute, or one wrong slice could be catastrophic. Yet the woman still insists to have the surgery. When the day of the surgery comes, everyone is very serious. The surgery starts, and the doctor begins the surgery. The surgery takes a long 7 hours due to all the steps the doctor must take. One part of the brain, the left optic nerve, shows signs of not recovering. Although, the woman is in keen condition.
How is my story Creative Non-Fiction?
- Perspective: The author does a really great job of giving us a perspective that most people have never seen before-inside the human body. The author tells us exactly what the doctor is doing, and what the doctor is seeing. This gives us a clear image of how everything looks, and at times feels. What also makes this story Creative Non-Fiction is that the author takes us through this surgery step by step. This makes the story interesting because not a lot of people understand, or even know what goes on in these kinds of surgeries.
- Description: The description of the text does connect to perspective. Like I said, the author takes us through every step of the surgery as if we were right there right next to the surgeon. This draws people in because they are then able to imagine what these steps look like, and where the parts of the body are.
The R's
- Research: The author clearly did a LOT of research for this story. He/she is able to describe how the problem in the body affects the person that has it. The author is also able to explain how the surgery works, and what could happen to the patient if something goes wrong. Not only that, but the author is also able to describe what the parts of the body are, how they look and feel, how they have been affected by the cancer, etc," Removing it, however, might not improve the patient's vision and could make it worse. A major blood vessel could be damaged, causing a stroke. Damage to the under surface of the brain could cause impaiment of memory and changes in mood and personality, the hypothalamus, a most important structure of the brain, could be injured causing coma, high fever, bleeding from the stomach, and death." (Selby 143)
- Reflection: Throughout the story, you can tell that the author is very focused on how the surgery goes. Not the author's doctors, or even the patient's feelings or thoughts. The story is focused on the surgery, and the patients outcome," At 8:00 AM, the surgeon saw the patient in the intensive care unit. She was alert, oriented, and showed no sign of additional damage to the optic nerves or the brain." (Selby 144)
- Riting: The author of the story is very good at keeping the audience awake, and interested. Although it's not a "fun" story with a lot of characters or adventure or what not, it's interesting, and very educational.