In the Myth of Closure article by Boss and Carnes, the myth of closure talks about and explores in depth the meaning behind closure and ambiguous loss by providing examples form books and media. It reinstates how closure is unattainable but finding meaning is possible. In Rosenbaum's article, Beyond Belief - How People Feel about Taking Medications for Heart Disease, she focuses on the idea behind how and why some people adhere form taking medications due to reasons they have. Also, while further discussing the consequences of the aversion and risk of not taking medication. As well as the benefits and purpose that medication poses towards, more specifically, patients with cardiovascular disease.
Boss and Carnes' argument in the first paragraph relates to the end product of ECT in Next to Normal, how Diana seems to forget something but is bothered by how she cannot remember, which is the loss of her son, Gabe. The article goes on how closure is unattainable, however in Next to Normal, there is a sense of closure that Diana has when she realizes and acknowledges the reason why Gabe is dead, but still holds on to the memory and act of Gabe being psychologically alive. Which then contrasts as to why Diana acknowledges her closure, but doesn't fully meet it. This goes hand in hand with Boss and Carnes' assertion in official death vs. ambiguous loss.
In Rosenbaum's article, the relation it has with Next to Normal is more of a contrasting one. Instead of agreeing or disagreeing, in Next to Normal, there is a drive that the family has to do anything to help Diana be fixed/cured. Regardless of the medicine and ECT procedure she had to undergo. There is an uneven ratio as to why people in this article don't take medication. This ratio is the unbalance between having more side effects than benefits. However, once again, in Next to Normal, Diana goes through a lot of medication and an ECT procedure, regardless of the side effects, all in hopes of curing her mental illness.
These articles gave me a better understanding to Next to Normal by providing and informing me of the reasons behind the difficulty of closure and the meaning behind adhering medication. Overall, these articles brought me a new sense on how to explore Next to Normal in a different yet intellectual understanding kind of perspective.
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Boss and Carnes' argument in the first paragraph relates to the end product of ECT in Next to Normal, how Diana seems to forget something but is bothered by how she cannot remember, which is the loss of her son, Gabe. The article goes on how closure is unattainable, however in Next to Normal, there is a sense of closure that Diana has when she realizes and acknowledges the reason why Gabe is dead, but still holds on to the memory and act of Gabe being psychologically alive. Which then contrasts as to why Diana acknowledges her closure, but doesn't fully meet it. This goes hand in hand with Boss and Carnes' assertion in official death vs. ambiguous loss.
In Rosenbaum's article, the relation it has with Next to Normal is more of a contrasting one. Instead of agreeing or disagreeing, in Next to Normal, there is a drive that the family has to do anything to help Diana be fixed/cured. Regardless of the medicine and ECT procedure she had to undergo. There is an uneven ratio as to why people in this article don't take medication. This ratio is the unbalance between having more side effects than benefits. However, once again, in Next to Normal, Diana goes through a lot of medication and an ECT procedure, regardless of the side effects, all in hopes of curing her mental illness.
These articles gave me a better understanding to Next to Normal by providing and informing me of the reasons behind the difficulty of closure and the meaning behind adhering medication. Overall, these articles brought me a new sense on how to explore Next to Normal in a different yet intellectual understanding kind of perspective.
Word Count: 396