Jean dominique bauby disability

1. Where is the main character Bauby in the beginning of the film?

A

In his bedroom at his Paris apartment.

B

At the naval hospital in Calais.

C

In a moving ambulance.

2. What illness is Bauby suffering from?

A

A hear attack

B

Terminal cancer

C

A stroke

3. Bauby was told by the doctor that he was in a coma for

A

3 weeks

B

3 months

C

6 months

4. The story is largely told from the perspective of

A

His doctor

B

His speech therapist Henriette.

C

Jean Dominique Bauby

5. Jean Dominique Bauby's job before his illness was

A

Editor of fashion magazine "Elle".

B

CEO of an IT company.

C

A lawyer.

6. At the end of the film, we learn that Jean Dominique Bauby was able to do the following during his stay at the hospital

A

He regained some physical ability thanks for intensive physical therapy.

B

He regained sight in his other eye thanks to multiple surgeries.

C

He wrote his autobiography "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking with one eyelid to dictate/write his story.

7. In the beginning of the film, what are the visual details and parts of the dialog between him and his neurologist that confirm that the main character Jean Dominique Bauby suffered significant loss of cognitive (mental) and physical capacities? Give as many examples as possible from the early scenes of the film to illustrate your answer.

8. Discuss two major ideas that you consider important ideas in Tess Jewell's essay assigned this week, then discuss: why you find them important; what they help you learn or understand better about the issue of "disability"; how "disability" was explored in the film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly".

9. In your assigned reading for this week, the author Tess Jewell makes the following comment in her essay "Blinding the Screen: Visualizing Disability": "bodies are constructed as disabled by the wider social, political, cultural, and economic structures that regulate their existence" (p. 3, of the PDF file). She also writes: "Bauby's attempts to transform his own personal tragedy into a tale of self-validation" (p. 4, of the PDF file).

Discuss what you understand by these ideas, then try to illustrate them by using examples from the film to support your answer : Consider what the various ways in which the main character's absence of physical capacity impacts various parts of his life; consider also the tools and strategies hat the main character Jean Dominique Baudy uses in order to make himself feel alive, to feel like a complete human again, to validate himself or to ensure his existence (his sense of self) is not defined by his physical disability. Compare his view to that of the medical staff's efforts to help him "live" and have a "normal" life.

In your answer you will build on what you posted in the discussion forum and consider some perspectives shared by other classmates to provide a more refined answer.

10. Consider who are the characters who affirm and validate Jean Dominique Bauby as a human being, rather than as a "disabled" person, and what characters reflects biased attitudes toward him due to his physical disability. Consider the attitude of the medical staff as well as his wife who visits him at the hospital. Give examples from their actions or words to illustrate your ideas.

Consider online discussion posts to produce a more refined answer to this question.

11. In the film, we see a contrast between the outside world of Jean Dominique Bauby's hospital room and the perception that the medical staff has of him as a disabled patient vs. the inside world of Bauby's mind. When the film goes inside Jean Dominique Bauby's mind, what more do we learn about him and about his life before the illness? How does going inside JD Bauby's mind allow us to see him in other lights, and not just as patient or as a disabled person?