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Petey By Ben Mikaelsen
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Introduction:
I choose to read the book Petey by Ben Mikaelsen. ...
My paper starts out by giving you Petey’s life story from Petey’s point of view. ... My name is Petey. ... The last thing I remembered before falling into an everlasting sleep was Trevor saying, “I’m going fishing grandpa Petey. ... Petey was constantly being referred to as an idiot and a moron. ... In fact, when Petey was given the opportunity to live, he was very full of life and love. ... Labels have changed throughout time, back in Petey’s day the labels were very inaccurate and derogatory. ...
Society is immensely affected by this negative portrayal of Petey. People who talked about Petey to others, referred to him as an idiot, and therefore others were taught that this label was true. ... The people were ignorant about Petey’s ability to live, learn, and think. ...
A moral and ethical issue has been raised concerning Petey’s care. Petey was cared for according to the definition of his label. ... The moral issue raised is whether or not they provided adequate care to Petey. ...
The issue of quality of life has been raised concerning Petey’s life. Most of the people who “cared” for Petey did not believe that there was reason for him to be alive and though of him as merely taking up space. ... Towards the end of the book, when Petey was hospitalized due to being sick, they did not want to take the proper steps to treat him, rather wanted to leave him to die. Trevor, his grandson (not biological), tried to convince the doctors that Petey was not ready to die and that there were medical procedures that could be done in order to prolong his life. The doctors believed that there decision was based on the quality of life Petey could expect with no family, and the state he was in, they wanted him to die with dignity. Petey communicated to Trevor that he was not ready and therefore what the doctors thought about Petey’s quality of life and what Petey thought were two different stories. ... When Petey was a child there was nothing that they could do to help him with his disability and his muscle control. ... I was appalled by the way that Petey was treated.
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Title: Petey By Ben Mikaelsen
Words: 3719
Rating: None
Pages: 14.9
submitted by: lilbittuf10
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