Unit 1: Brave New World (1ère AMC)

 Born to Save

The document under study is an extract from a novel entitled “My Sister’s Keeper”, written by Jodi Picoult, published in 2004. It is about the story of three siblings, Jesse, Kate and Anna Ftzgerald, whose sister, Kate, has been sick since she was 2 years old with leukemia. Indeed, we have learned that Anna was born in order to save Kate: she is a savior baby/medicine baby. She was created/designed genetically perfectly to save her sister. She has already gave her bone marrow cells, blood, leukocytes, stem cells to help her sister survive. Now Kate is 16 years old and has been alive all this time thanks to her savior sibling.

Nevertheless, we can imagine that Anna and Jesse in this situation may feel neglected by their parents because they have been focusing all their energy and love on Kate. On top of that, Anna may feel used and unappreciated because by her parents because the only reason why she lives is to save her sister Kate.

Homework: Learn the lesson.