Course
ENGL-125M Literature and Medicine
Document Type
Student Paper
Publication Date
2017
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
Raymond Carver's "A Small, Good Thing" is a powerful short story that delves into the struggles of coping with the death of a loved one and the cruciality of fellowship during such a traumatic experience. This interpretive essay aims to analyze the text and discuss the effects of isolation and denial of comfort upon the Weiss family as they endure the tortures of a hospital waiting room and, ultimately, the death of their child.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Schrank, Zachary D.. "Isolation is the Enemy: The Coping of the Weiss Family" (2017). English: Student Scholarship & Creative Works.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/englstudent/1
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.