What is the interaction with the intern Jason and Vivian during her examination?

“Wit” Questions:
1. How does the movie start out? What is the interaction between the two people in the opening scene? How do you think each person involved is feeling?
2. How is Vivian’s interaction with her professor? How doest h e professor first come across? How does she come across by the end of the scene?
3. What is the interaction with the intern Jason and Vivian during her examination? How do you think Vivian is feeling? Does Jason ever repeat questions and what do you think that means? How might he not be listening?
4.Later in the movie Jason talks about the “awesomeness” of cancer. Howdoes Jason and Vivian find a common ground through this conversation about cancer research? Do they both begin to understand each other better?
5. What is Vivian’s interactions with her students during class, both the one she asks a questions at during class and then one that asks her a question at the end? How does she reflect on this? How might her experience in the hospital and during her treatment change her view?
6.How does Susie begin to treat Vivian? What does this show about human emotion? What does this show concerning human emotion regarding medical interactions and research?
7.What is the interaction with Susie and the doctors concerning treatment – particularly morphine – concerning Vivian? How does each person approach the care of Vivian?
8.When Susie and Vivian are joking how might this laughter help Vivian through her treatment? What might it sayabout patient-doctor/nurse relationships in general?
9.Towards the end when Vivian is asleep, what isJason and Susie’s interaction with each other? What are their interactions with Vivian? What is the difference?
10.Vivian’s professor comes to visit her. What is her interaction with Vivian? How does she show
compassion? Why does she read the child’s story instead of John Dunn to Vivian? Why might Vivian want this?
11. At the end of the movie what is unethical concerning everyones interaction with Vivian? How does Susie handle this?

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