Análisis documental de la obra “My sister keeper” y su relación con los conceptos de vitalidad, muerte y enfermedad

Abstract

Throughout their lives, human beings are susceptible to different diseases that can generate a wide spectrum of physical and emotional changes. However, some conditions such as terminal diseases, particularly cancer, cause a great impact on the vital dynamics of people. This type of pathologies brings with them some repercussions both on a personal and cultural level, affecting the emotionality and the perspective of those who suffer them. It is possible to infer the concept of death, highlighting that it does not have an objective meaning because, in the subjectivity of the human being, each individual can generate different processes of adaptation or acceptance. Death is a phenomenon that all individuals will certainly experience, and it is also a topic that has generated considerable controversy over the years. Although not observed in all cases, in many people questions arise about the purpose of this event, why humans reach the end of life and under what circumstances. The present is a documentary analysis of a novel that relates an experience associated to cancer and death. An interpretation was made of the above-mentioned emotional changes, their unification with the environment, the family and the processes that patients who face this disease must experience. The concept of vitality was considered understanding that from this concept the diverse dynamics that a human being has with respect to the environment, the organic, mental and emotional aspects can be studied.