My Sisters Keeper book
In the novel, My Sister’ 3 Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, Anna Fitzgerald is faced with a moral
dilemma Her sister, Kate, has cancer and is dependent on receian Anna’s bone
marrow and one of her kidneys to stay alive. However, because she has had to
undergo one medical procedure after another her entire life, Anna has been forced to
make many sacrifices including leading a “normal life”, to keep Kate alive.
In a mum-paragraph essay (3 page minimum-single spaced-font size 12) choose from
1 of the 3 Essay Topics Below to complete this assignment."
Essay Topic 3:Today, most children file for emancipation for financial or educational
reasons. In the story, Anna wants medical emancipation. Describe what medical
emancipation means in this story. Now discuss the different views on why/ what ethical
issues are similar or different from those presented in the story? How does this story
make you feel and how does it relate back to social policy/ social justice/ Human
Rights/ Equality? Use 3+ quotes from the novel to support your ideas.