Lauren Oliver Delirium Analysis

Through all the scathing looks and judgmental remarks, Lena remains resilient and true to her identity throughout her travels. Mr. Armstid meets Lena on the road, offers to to let her stay the night at his home with him and his wife. He notices her confident attitude as she rides with him in his wagon, commenting, "Her own self one of the first ones to cut the ground from under a sister woman, she 'll walk the public country herself without shame because she knows that folks, menfolks, will take care of her" (14). Despite the divides between Lena and the populace her pregnancy creates, she is not afraid to take charge of her life and defy the expectations of the people around her. Faulkner addresses Lena’s conviction in an interview with the Heavenly Herald’s Charlie Bevis, stating, “She was resourceful, occasionally conniving, sometimes manipulative, but certainly not helpless” (220). With her bravery and determination, she leaves everything she knows behind and sets out on the seemingly impossible task of finding Lucas Burch, ignoring the delicate and scandalized way people treat her and using their pity to her advantage. Although the gifts she receives from others serve as only another reminder to her solitary position, she sees the good intentions of others and does not let their sympathy deter her from her goals. Even

Alex had finally done the most absurd thing and escaped Furnace Penitentiary with the help of his roommate Simon and best friend Zee. Subsequently, due to the elopement of Alex and his friends the city goes into lockdown mode and everywhere,

Lena says to Alex, “I want to run away with you. To the Wilds. Like we talked about.” (pg.374) Lena says this when she finds out that everyone lied to her about her mother killing herself because of love. The truth was that she was imprisoned in the in the Crypts. Left to rot there just because she had the disease. The reason this supports the claim is because she wants to escape because she’s in love and the government is holding them back. She wants to run away with Alex so they can be free forever. By the end of the book, she thinks, “Alex told me to run. And so I run.” (pg.440) She thinks this when she and Alex are running to the Wilds, and Alex helps her get past the fence and escape. However, this happens with the price of Alex being taken away from the government. This shows that love can’t be restrained because Lena was so in love that she defied the government and

Excited delirium syndrome is a rare but dangerous disease generally recognized by agitation, aggression, disorientation, and sometimes sudden death. Often associated with drug usage. There has been some documentation as early as the 1800s, but it manly started to come back around in the 1980s. These patients will often need to be restrained, usually by law enforcement, and pose a great danger to the crew’s safety until restrained and sedated. Excited deliriums cause is somewhat unknown. There is much conflict from researcher’s on the why and how.

Julie resents being in the asylum and feels that the staff “don’t know how to deal with drug users” (p. 32). For this reason, she looks to Lewis and the making of Cosi Fan Tutte for peace of mind. In reference to the play, Julie says, “I like it because I’m doing something. Using up energy. Getting out of my ward. God, how I hate that ward” (p. 36). The asylum is perceived to be prison by all the patients; one which, like Julie, they all wish to escape using different means. Julie escapes the asylum through busying herself with Cosi Fan Tutte as well as Lewis, a temporary love interest. The latter is evident in Julie and Lewis’ articulate discussions and “passionate” kiss (p. 68). Julie discusses her usage of drugs which can also be viewed as a form of escapism on her behalf. She says that “drugs make [her] feel sort of living” and compares “junk” to love, saying that “Some people can’t imagine life without love” while she “can’t imagine life without junk” (p. 37). Julie does not seem to care that drugs are not an accepted means to feeling alive – she recalls the shrink calling them a ‘crutch’ while she calls them a ‘rocket to the stars’ (p. 32). This highlights that Julie has her own perception of reality that is contrary to what is widely held to be true,

Lena is finally brought to a moment of healing. Through Ezol, she discovers that her grandmother may have been involved in corruption that led to the demise of the Miko Kings and the death-by-fire of Ezol. She then comes

At the vastly anticipated end-of-the-year party, Melinda calls the police after being raped. Rachel and Mel were just going into highschool, so when Melinda calls the police, Rachel did not want to ruin her new high school reputation. She leaves Mel at the party to walk home without even asking what had previously happened to cause her into calling the authorities. With all the other kids, she thought she did it just to get everyone in trouble. Weeks passed, and Melinda finds out Rachel is dating “IT,” Andy Evans.

Alex realizes that at eighteen he is no longer a child, but rather an adult who has not yet amounted to anything. He comes to realize that he would like to start a family of his own, with a wife and son like Pete. He makes a comparison between youth and a windup toy, saying how they continue moving forward in one direction until there is something to block its path. He says that this is a fundamental fact of youth: youth will always make mistakes, as he has, and that this is what leads to the growth into an adult. He realizes the connection that exists between violence and youth, and that free will is more than just violence but making choices based on morality and thought rather than

But where the story began to take a turn was when Marla, the woman that he met in the support groups, called and stated she was in the process of committing suicide. He pretty much blew her off when Tyler took the initiative to go to her apartment where he becomes her coping mechanism by using sex. But while the narrator (Edward) thinks that he is having some sort of nightmare not understanding it is actual reality. Then noticing the tension between the two the narrator states that they Marla and Tyler remind him of his parent because he never sees them in the same place at once. The only time that they spent in the same room was during sexual intercourse. He narrator was jealous because of the way he felt for Marla, but just too afraid to express it because she was already sleeping with Tyler. This is why the tension was so high.

Ethan, the main character, continuously fails to express himself, no matter how strongly he desires to. “He took a wild step forward and then stopped.” (88) In the scene Ethan arguing to keep the hired girl his wife and him have, but fails to show any emotion. This causes the situation to turn against him, due to his failure to show how he feels. “When the door of her room had closed on her he remembered that he had not even touched her hand.” (72) In this scene Ethan tries to connect to the hired girl, Mattie Silver, who he is secretly in love with. Ethan spends the entire night with her, and yet

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

According to Mc Donnell & Timmons (2012), “Acute delirium is a preventable, treatment, disorder of consciousness and cognition that commonly presents across many healthcare settings, including older care facilitates, medical and surgical ward, intensive care units and children’s ward”(p.2488). In their article, A quantitative exploration of the subjective burden experienced by nurses when caring for patients with delirium, Mc Donnell and Timmins outline a descriptive study. Even though prevention and treatments are well recognized, dealing with delirium can be very difficult. The purpose of this study is to examine the subjective burden nurses experience when caring for patients with delirium and to identify the individual aspects of delirium that nurses find most difficult to deal with. In the introduction of the article, the authors argue that beyond qualitative studies there is insufficient practical research on the impact and burden of delirium on nurses in practice (Mc Donnell & Timmins, 2012). This argument outlines the premise behind the research. It is not a research question, but a statement of belief upon which they draw in framing the purpose and focus of their research. The authors articulate their recognition of the fact that many researchers have only focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention for delirium. In addition, they also recognized that nurses often lack knowledge and understanding

Ethan has had the same dream for a long time with the same girl, the dream is dark, but he thinks he is in love with the girl that he has never met. A girl named Lena moves into town with her uncle Macon Ravenwood. Ethan is very drawn to Lena and he later finds out she is the girl in his dreams, and she has the same dreams. Lena and her family are hiding a secret, the secret will be revealed on her sixteenth birthday. Ethan tries to uncover their psychic connection and falls for her in the process. The front cover of the book states, “ Some loves are meant to be…...Other are

Moreover, Mary evolves that story and explains to her grandmother, Mrs. Tilford, that she saw the two women kissing through the keyhole in the door. Mary knew the power that her grandmother had over the school. Mrs. Tilford is one of the main financial contributors to the school. She is also a wealthy, influential older woman who is well respected throughout the town. But, because of her adolescence, Mary did not know the underlying effects of telling the lie to such a powerful person within the community. Mary does not realize that her actions have given Mrs. Tilford the power to ruin the school, the women’s reputations, and most importantly their lives. Although Karen and Martha never committed the act they were accused of, the lie spreads all over the town and ultimately results in the closing of the school and ruining their lives.

Olivia is presented as someone who has suddenly and unexpectedly become infatuated with someone she’s just met, showing a dramatic mood swing from a time of mourning to being