Diving Bell & The Butterfly #3

a.) To an extent, human beings define themselves based on their interactions with those around them. When Bauby is rendered paralyzed, anyway to define himself has been removed. He has, in essence, lost who he was, and anyway to become someone else.

b.) The photo is ironic because it says " Berck-sur-Mer" in reference to a family vacation Bauby had taken as a child, and Berck is where the facility he is now is located.

c.) Seeing as Bauby has gone though severe cerebral trauma, his dreams can be expected to be nothing but a random firing of neurons. It does show that his condition is slightly improving because he is able to remember the faces of his friends, even when he is unconscious.

d.) Bauby's butterfly is unable to leave the room in My Lucky Day because of the beeping of the feeding machine. He is constantly being drawn back to his present condition.

e.) Looking back on it, I never appreciated my grandfather when he was around. Now that he had a double stroke, he is merely a shadow of his former self. His speech is slurred at best and most likely will one day forget who I am. I wish I could go back in time and spend more time with him and learn as much as I could from him. But, I suppose it is human nature to not appreciate things when they happen seeing as memory and feelings are relative.