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Geriatric Ward
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Science Fiction Elements
The Case of Progeria
Children with Progeria face symptoms such as growth failure, loss of body fat, loss of hair, aging skin, stiffness in the joints, hip dislocation, cardio/heart disease, and strokes. The life span of children diagnosed with Progeria is from 8 to 21, with the average being just 13 years old.
By:Orson Scott Card
Literary Devices
Orson Scott Card’s short science fiction story, Geriatric Ward, follows scientist and devoted husband Todd in the dystopian future where time is not as easily acquired as it is in today’s day. In this dystopian world, everyone is faced with accelerated aging which in return creates an atmosphere of unwariness and fear.People scatter to find a cure, as the population is quickly declining and facing the possibility of total extinction. Todd narrates the story as his wife shows the symptoms of death at the age of 22.
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Message:
- Society’s reliance on medicine
- Staggering high expectations for human existence
- Constant pressure that humans put on each other to always look younger than the years they have lived
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