Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia
The first panel is a description of the dominant scenario of the poem: “My father and I sat on a
wooden boat / Facing each other. We’re on a lake” (Reyes 1-2). Here, the persona asserts that it is only he
(the child) and his father on that boat and they are on a lake where no one else is in sight. From that
stanza, their isolation can thus be seen in “Sequioa and pine trees surround us, / And a snow-covered
mountain / Glistens in the distance” (5-7). By calling attention only to these parts of the surroundings, the
persona suggests that this is everything that is around them: tall trees and a mountain. Here, these
heightened structures that surround them serve as boundaries that separate them from other people. They
act to block out anything outside from sight.
In order to begin his advances toward Daisy, Gatsby throws parties. Every single night, he turns
his house into a stage for extravagant gatherings which even people of high standing attend. According to
Jordan Baker, this was because “‘he [Gatsby] half expected her [Daisy] to wander into one of his parties
[…] but she never did’” (Fitzgerald 4). In terms of a child’s thinking, Gatsby thinks that if he presents his
riches, he can get Daisy. This hints towards his childish and foolish mindset in that he expects that he can
easily bait her with money. He prepares to achieve her affection by showing that he can give her the toys
she wants. Train Man on the other hand, approaches his desire for Lady Hermes completely differently.
Although in preparation he does change his image by getting a haircut, buying new clothes and such, he
does not do all this just to get Lady Hermes. As one 2-channeler posts, “Train seems so sincere and is
really…budding” (Nakano 1). From this observation, though Train is dressing up to look presentable, in
the end, he also does this ultimately to gain confidence in his endeavors. He does this in order to grow out
of the shell in which he has hidden in for so long. In the end, his purpose as well as that of the 2channelers’ who made him change his image, is to make him grow up. Rather than be a child who hides
whenever something scares him, be a man who has the courage to face it head on. In these two stark
contrasts, it is apparent in which direction Gatsby and Train are directed. Although Gatsby starts with
being prepared to act in reality, the way he acts pulls him back to regressing – to becoming a child again.
In comparison, Train leaves the point where he simply dreams, and moves to maturity. He begins to
develop himself. He begins to grow up.
Further on, Nora’s past identity manifests itself in her series of questions which are directed to
Krogstad:
I don’t believe it. Is a daughter not to be allowed to spare her dying father anxiety and care? Is a wife not to
be allowed to save her husband’s life? I don’t know much about the law, but I am certain that there must be
laws permitting such thing as that. Have you no knowledge of such laws – you who are a lawyer? You must
be a very poor lawyer, Mr. Krogstad. (33)
Nora states this because it is an attempt to rationalize her crime. It is a way to retort Krogstad’s attack on
her in attempt to get her to convince Torvald to cancel the eviction. It is in this that Nora’s past identity
clearly shows itself. It is presented that in the past, Nora took two men under her power and care. For
some time in the past, she was the one taking the lead and was the one on top. Her father and Torvald
were under her protection. This is her past identity and at this point, it has become her present identity. At
this point it has overtaken her then present identity of being submissive. This is shown by the fact that she
now challenges Krogstad who is supposedly more intellectually inclined in these matters, being that he is
a lawyer and she is a housewife.