ENG (01/09/08) Posting A

ENG (01/09/08) Posting A

A Crisis by Robin Cook

A Medical Thriller!

Vocabulary

1. incapacitating (p.251): v. to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable

2. dumbfounded (p.287): v. -To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound

Figurative Language

1. simile: "Like a statue, he was staring at the flat-screen television, completely motionless." (p.229) -it describes Jack's motionlessness comparing as a statue that how much he was standing still without any movement.

2. Tone: "Dr. Stapleton, this is Jordan Stanhope. Are you okay?" "There have been happier times in my life, but basically I'm okay" (p.227) -Jack's being very cynical about his fight between Jordan Stanhope's lawyer and himself. He was hit by him; but after he hit him back though.

3. metaphor: "What does it look like he's doing?" Alexis responded. "He's vegetating. He's depressed." (p. 231)-Alexis tells Jack that her ex-husband Craig is very deeply concerned about the trials that goes on curretly that actually made him look like he was a vegetable, immobile and boring.

Quote

"This was the second part of the message. No autopsy, No police." (p. 348)

Explanation: It was the message that the two criminals left to the daughters of Alexis and Craig. They didn't want the autopsy to be happening and they also didn't like the fact that this incident could actually get them in trouble, so they left another message, no police.

How it relates to the Theme
It shows how corrupted the society is, and therefore how dangerous and unfair and unjust it is, too. The message cannot be delivered to the police nor it could be safe to just be quiet. What choice would Craig and his fellows make?