Unit8,Watch the video and answer the following questions.,1. What is Mrs. Gumps attitude toward death?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,She seems quite peaceful in face of her own death. She seems to accept death as something she is destined to do.,This is probably because she thinks she has lived a satisfactory life. She believes that death is a part of life, something one is destined to do. She assumes that she has done the best she could to be a good woman.,2. Why does she have such an attitude?,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,From Forrest Gump,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Forrest: Wheres Momma? Black woman: Shes upstairs. Mrs Gump: Hah, Forrest! Doctor: Ill see you tomorrow. Mrs Gump: Fine. Doctor: Sure got you straightened out, didnt we boy? Forrest: Whats the matter, Momma? Mrs. Gump: Im dyin, Forrest. Come on in, sit down over here. Forrest: Why are you dyin, Momma? Mrs. Gump: Its my time. Its just my time. Oh, now, dont you be afraid, sweetheart. Death is just a part of life. Its something were all destined to do. I didnt know it, but I was destined to be your momma. I did the best I could.,Video Script1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Video Script2,Forrest: You did good, Momma. Mrs. Gump: Well, I happened to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you. Forrest: Whats my destiny, Momma? Mrs. Gump: Youre gonna have to figure that out for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what youre gonna get. Forrest (V.O.): Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them. Mrs. Gump: I will miss you, Forrest. Forrest (V.O.): She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday. I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it.,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Video Script3,(EXT. BUS STOP PRESENT The elderly woman and Forrest sit. The woman is crying and wipes her eyes with a hankie.) Forrest: And thats all I have to say about that. Didnt you say you were waiting for the number 7 bus? Elderly woman: Therell be another one along shortly. Forrest: Now, because I had been a football star and war hero and national celebrity and a shrimping .,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,The Psychological Aspects of Amputation,Cultural information 1,Regardless of the cause of the amputation, an amputee will probably go through basically the same psychological stages. Some may go through the grieving process in a short time, while others will suffer several months. However, it is important that one acknowledge and understand the process as he is going through each stage, for it possibly helps him to survive psychologically.,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,1. The Five Stages of the Grieving Process,Cultural information 2, Denial People who go through traumatic amputations usually experience Denial, but normally those who have had surgical amputations will not experience it. Anger Often people will blame God, the doctor, or others for their loss.,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information, Bargaining In this stage, patients may attempt to postpone the reality of amputation, and most patients will try to bargain with their doctor or through a higher authority such as a religious figure. Depression In this stage, anger is taken place by depression. This is probably the most complicated stage of grief, but it too will disappear. Common symptoms include sleeping either too much or too little, negative feelings about the environment and the future, feelings of hopelessness, and talking about death.,Cultural information 3,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information, Acceptance and Hope Eventually, the amputee will come to terms with his loss and start living again. This is more easily achieved if he has a visit from a peer counselor who has been through this entire process and can give him some advice.,Cultural information 4,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,2. Complicated Grief Complicated grief is not common in amputee patients, however its symptoms are more harmful, which include severe isolation, violent behavior, suicidal ideation, workaholic behavior, severe or prolonged depression, nightmares, and avoiding reminders of the amputation. It is urgent for the amputees with these symptoms to seek appropriate professional medical treatment.,Cultural information 5,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Structural analysis 1,This text is a piece of chronological narration about an amputee, a difficult and only semi-communicative patient who floundered in his last days in agony and depression and eventually died. The text can be divided into three parts:,Part I,(Paragraph 1): This part serves as an introduction to the background of the story.,Part II,(Paragraphs 2 13): This part describes the strange behavior of a particular patient dubbed the “discus thrower” and his