ENG (11/14/07) Posting A

Crisis by Robin Cook
a medical thriller!

Post A


Vocabulary
1. remunerative (p.5):
adj.
-affording remuneration; profitable
-that remunerates
2. flippantly (p.39):
adj.
-frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

Figurative Language
1. Foreshadow: What tge doctors didn't know was that one of the calls would initiate a sequence of events that would seriously impact them both, put both in jeopardy, and turn them into bitter enemies, and the other call would ultimately put a different spin on the first!
-it reveals what would happen in the future.
2. Personification: It was at that moment that his cell phone came to life.
-cell phone is personified as a living organism.
3. Imagery: Sheathed in glass and marble, the structure soared up an impressive sixty-some-odd stories into the evening sky.
-it depicts the city look on which the character sees.

Quote
"Losing a patient must be the ahrdest thing about being a doctor," Leona said.
"Sometimes it's dealing with the survivors," Craig responded. (p. 23)

Explanation: It illustrates how the doctors' view the patient's death. He is a pro in his medical field, and he just experienced a death of a patient that he dealt with. He talks to his girlfriend how hard it is to take care of the situation after the death, and its consequences.

Sentence
The consequences that follows are survivors' responsibilities.

How it relates to the Theme
It basically foreshadows that the story would be talking about conflicts between the survivors versus the doctors. This part of the book I've been reading hasn't been introduced its theme yet. So I am guessing its theme/topic by looking at the context clues.