Medical Humanities 11/18/16

Medical Humanities 11/18/16

• [1:15] The Death of Ivan ilyich
• [1:20] Chapter 2: Ivan’s Life
• Ivan is hardworking
• Older brother is old calculating
• Younger Brother is a failure childish.
• Ivan is the proud of the family. He's in the middle of this.
• Higher Class:
• Accepting the culture of europe. Ivan is able to adapt to this.
• Does Ivan really like his wife?
• He married for a different reason not pertaining to love.
• [1:45] Chapter 3: Petersburg Quest to Solicit Himself.
• Ivan is a simple man. Good Life
• 9 to 5 Job
• Wife and Kids
• Successful Job
• Head of Household
• [1:45] Ivan’s illness
• Strange taste in his month. Discomfort on his stomach
• Lots of misunderstanding with the doctors.
• Page 61 Bottom paragraph: Example
• Doctor was offended by Ivan question
• How will this affect my life?
• Doctor to Patient Relationship?
• Represents the problem of trying to fit into society.
• [2:00] The effects of Ivan’s illness
• Depressed with his 17 years of marriage??
• Wife maybe poisoned him?
• Wife can't stand him
• Example: Page 79
• [2:00] Chapter 6: Negative side of Ivan’s Illness.
• Physical Appearance
• Hes losing weight
• Looks very bad in the face
• [2:00] Chapter 7: Gerasim
• Personality
• Hes clean
• Genuinely
• Healing and caring for Ivan.
• Real
• Tells Ivan he's going to die
• Ivan likes that he's real
• He isn't afraid of death.
• Peasant or Poor.
• (everyone should know how he's living)
• [2:20] Chapter 8: Confronting Death
• Ivan: why is this happening to me?
• He didn't live life to the fullest
• [2:30 onward] End of Story
• He will die in 3 days?
• Bible
• A lot of 3days examples from the bible.
• Jesus rose back from the dead.
• Ivan is now thinking about others instead of himself.
• He is ready to die and accepts it.
• [2:45] Beginning of the story.
• Peter is just as oblivious as Ivan. The wife is too
• Ivan’s Face was at peace at the funeral

• END OF CLASS 11/18/16