still alice

thingsthatmakeapersonwhotheyareThefilm"StillAlice"isofawomannamedAlicewhobeingfiftyfinds outshehasearlyonsetAlzheimer.Herlifetakesaturninanunknowndirectionwithherandherfamily,both havingtofigureout"whattodonext?"Aliceandherfamilystrugglewithherdiseaseastheyeachtrytomakethe bestofabadsituationwithtryingtohelpherrememberanythingtheycanandtakingcareofherasbesttheycan. Alicestrugglesthemostwithtryingtotheresponses...

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Thisnovel"StillAlice"byLisaGenovadevelopsthethemeofstruggle.Thisisdevelopedthroughtheuseof narrator'sinternalconflict,thesettingofthestoryandsymbols.Thisstoryiswritteninthethirdpersonfrom Alice'sperspectiveInthisstory,AliceisdiagnosedwithearlyonsetAlzheimer'sdiseaseThispassageofthebook tellsthereaderhowsomeonewithAlzheimer'sdiseasestrugglestofindoutwhotheyareandwhattheyneed.The firstliteraryelementthatdevelopsthetheme

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StillAlice

nurseinmycountryColombiaandSpainwithAlzheimerdiseasepatientsDaybydayIcametoknoweach patient'sstorybecauseeverydaytheywerelivingthemomentwithoutrememberthelastminute.Thisisalsowhat happenedtoLisaGenova'snovelStillAliceTheprotagonistsisa50yearoldwoman,averywellorganized, efficient,highly-educated,andsmartHarvardprofessor,wifeofasuccessfulman,andthemotherofthreegrown children,whohasdiagnosedwithearly-onsetAlzheimer'sdisease.People...

IntroductionTheemotionevoking2014,filmtitledStillAlicefeaturedthemanychallengesafamilyresidingin NewYorkCityfacedfollowingthematriarch's,AliceHowland,diagnosisofarareformoffamilialAlzheimer's diseaseThefilmopenedwithAliceandherHusband,John,celebratingAlice'sfiftiethbirthdayalongwithtwoof theirthreegrownchildren,AnnaandTom,aswellastheirson-in-law,Anna'shusband,Charlie.Thecouple'sthird child,Lydia,wasnotpresentatthebirthdaydinner

StillAliceAnalysis

IdecidedtodomyreviewonthemovieStillAlice.ThemoviestartedoffwithAlicegivingaspeechinan auditoriumtohundredsofpeoplewhenallofasuddensheforgotpartofherspeechAtfirst,sheisdiagnosedwith earlyonsetAlzheimer'sattheageof50.Butlateron,thingsstarttogetworse,shebegantoforgetthingsmoreand more;shewasofficiallydiagnosedfromadoctorwithdementialateron.Themovieitselfwasverysaddeningand showedhowAlzheimer'scanaffectone's

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perception"(HowardCrystal)InHealth1000wewereaskedtoreadthebookStillAliceIhaveneverdealtwith orhavedoneanystudyonAlzheimer'sdiseasebeforereadingthisbook.Afterfinishingthisbookithasreally openedmyeyestohowbadofadiseaseandhowitcripplesthemindIneverimaginedtheeffectofthisdisease onapatientandthepatientfamily.ThisbookisaboutauppermiddleagedladynamedAlicewhoisdiagnosed withAlzheimer'sdisease,andhowsheandherfamilylearn...

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Howardfamilybasedonthefilm,StillAlice.StillAliceisthe...

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StillAliceByLisaGenova

bookIhavereadinthepastyearwas"StillAlice,"writtenbyLisaGenovaThisbooknarratedthelifeofAlice Howland,asuccessfulHarvardpsychologyprofessorwholosesherselftoAlzheimer'sdisease.Aliceisan intelligent,ambitiouswomanwithalovinghusband,John,andtheirthreechildrenInitially,Alicestartsoff forgettingminordetails,suchaswordsduringherpresentationsorwhereshemightplacesomeofherbelongings. Dismissingit,Alicegoesforaruninhertownsquarewhere

StillAliceisa2014Dramafilmbasedonthe2007novelalsotitledStillAliceAliceHowland,playedbyJulianne Moore,wasdiagnosedwithAlzheimer'sdiseaseattheyoungageoffifty.Shehasahusbandwhoisaphysician namedJohnandthreechildren,Lydia,Anna,andTomAlicewasawell-knownlinguisticprofessoratColumbia University.Shegotlostinoneofherjogsaroundcampus,aplacesheisveryfamiliarof.Alice'sdoctordiagnoses herwithearlyonsetfamilialAlzheimer'sdisease

``StillAlice'ByLisaGenova

inspirationtowrite'StillAlice'wasfortworeasons;firstlythetraumaofwitnessinghergrandmother 'disassembled'andturnedfromavibrantandintelligentwomanintosomeonewhoneitherrecognisedherselfnor herlifeSecondly,whilststudyingLisabecamefascinatedinunderstandinghowapersonwithAlzheimer's Diseasereallyfeels,butidentifiedthelackofresearchavailabletodemonstratetheemotionaleffects.Lisa attemptedtorectifythisliteraturegapbywriting'StillAlice'Thetitle

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DungVuNursing55October6,2016"StillAlice""StillAlice"isaboutawell-respectedpsychologistnamed AliceHowlanddiagnosedwithAlzheimer'sdiseaseAlzheimer'sdiseaseisdescribedasaprogressive,incurable diseasethatdestroysmemoryandimportantmentalfunctions.Alicedisplayedmanysignsandsymptomsof Alzheimer'sdisease,suchasmentaldecline,difficultythinkingandunderstanding,disorientation,poor concentrating,agitation,forgetfulness,self-caredeficits,personality

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statethattheirhealthhasgottenworseduetothecareresponsibilitiestheynowhavetoadapttofortheirloved one.Itisnotonlylifechangingforthepatient,butforthefamilyandcaregiverburdenisathighriskwiththis diseaseStillAlice,afilmbydirectorsRichardGlatzerandWashWestmoreland,depictsAlzheimer'sdiseaseinan evenmorerareformofearly...

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Conleydefinedtheclasssystemas,"aneconomicallybasedhierarchicalsystemcharacterizedbycohesive, oppositionalgroupsandsomewhatloosesocialmobility"(Conley249).StillAliceandTheNotebookdepictsocial stratificationandthestrugglesbetweendifferentsocioeconomicclasses.StillAlicefollowsthelifeofAlice Howland,alinguisticsprofessoratColumbiaUniversity,assheisdiagnosedwithearlyonsetAlzheimer'sand fightstoretainhermemoriesandrelationships.Thefilmisset...

EveryoneForgetsInStillAlice

OnsetAlzheimer'sisarareandgruelingdiseasewhichaffectsAlice,themaincharacterinthenovelStillAliceby LisaGenova.Althoughthereismedication,thereisnothingthatwillstopthisterriblediseasefromslowlymaking apersonforgeteverythingtheyknowandloveThemaincharacter,Alice,inthenovelStillAlice,isonly50years old.SheisaprofessoratHarvardUniversity,andisaveryintelligentperson.Alicestartstoforgetsomeminor partsofherlife,whichisnobig...

LisaGenova,theauthorofStillAlice,aheartbreakingbookabouta50-year-oldwoman'ssuddendiagnosisof Alzheimer'sdisease,graduatedvaledictorianfromBatesCollegewithadegreeinBiopsychologyandholdsa PhDinNeurosciencefromHarvardUniversitySheisamemberoftheDementiaAdvocacy,SupportNetwork InternationalandDementiaUSAandisanonlinecolumnistfortheNationalAlzheimer'sAssociation.Genova's workwithAlzheimer'spatientshasgivenheranunderstandingofthedisorder

FilmAnalysis:StillAlice

Afterwatching,StillAlice(Lutzus,Brown,Koffler,Glazter&Westmoreland,2014),Iwasatalossforwords. Themovieprovokedfeelingsandthoughtsthatwereboth,heart-wrenchingandheart-warming.Althoughthereis notasettimeforprogressionoftheEarly-onsetfamilialAlzheimer'sdisease(FAD),Ibelievethatthemovie portrayedaquickerprogressionthanonewouldseeinreallife.Otherthantherapidprogression,Iwasimpressed withhowtruetolifethesituationwaspresentedWhen

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CommentaryOnStillAliceByLisaGenova

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StillAliceByLisaGenovaAnalysis

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StillAliceStoryAboutIdentity

existenceotherthanfourrequisitesasifAlice.Sheisfamousprofessoroflinguisticsandshehascompletefamily butgoodthingsarefailingwhenshefindsthatsheisAlzheimerdiseaseStillAlicestorydemonstratetolovefrom family,individualdifferencesandusingtechnologyfortroubleshooting.Allthisinvolveshumanism.Humanism believesthathumanisalllivingcreatureshavemind,loverequirement,warmthandunderstandingfromfamily YoufindthatAliceisAlzheimer.Itmakesherforgets...

TheImportanceOfEthnicityInTheFilmStillAlice

therewasalsolittleinformationprovidedaboutthelargersocialorganizationsandpersonnelthatthefamilyhad significantcontactwith.However,AliceandJohndidappeardevelopameaningfulrelationshipwithAlice's neurologist,andseemedtoeventuallyvaluehisprofessionalopinionsandpraiseFurthermore,inadditiontoher family,Alicealsohadin-homeservices.However,therelationshipbetweenthefamilyandthecareproviderwhom cametotheirhomewasnotdisclosedinthefilm

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ThefilmStillAliceexploreshowlosingautonomyafterbeingdiagnosedwithEarly-onsetAlzheimer'saffectsDr. AliceHowland'ssenseofindividualityThisisdonethroughshowinghowAlice'sfamilytreatsherandhowher abilitytoexpressherselfdiminishesovertime.Allofthesechangesinherlifearedepictedinaslow,steady progressionthroughoutthecourseofthefilm.Thiswasessentialtotheauthenticityofthefilmbecausethepaceat whichthediseasedevelopsinAlicemakethis

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hadanoddsenseofapersonality,butspoketoAliceusingwisewordsandthoughts."Itisnot100%clearwhy Carrollnamedthischaracter'CheshireCat'"TogrinlikeaCheshireCat"wasacommonphraseinCarroll'sday Itsoriginisunknown,butitmayhaveoriginatedfromasignpainterinCheshire,whopaintedgrinninglionson thesign-boardsofinnsinthearea"(Analysis).EventhoughtheCheshireCatseemedcrazyor"mad"hedidgive AliceadoseofrealityinWonderlandHesaidthings

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