Being Mortal (book report)

    Book Report on Being Mortal. Please respond to the following questions related to the book, Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. Be sure to give thorough responses (in other words, one word/sentence responses probably are not sufficient). The report should be four to five typed pages (double spaced with Times New Roman 12-pnt font). 1.) What feelings (the good, bad, and the ugly) did the book evoke for you and why? 2.) Does anything in the book help you personally in grappling with death and dying? In what ways? 3.) In what ways can you relate content from the text for the class to aspects discussed in the book? 4.) Dr. Gawande talks about the need for us to have conversations with our family members about serious End of Life issues: The 5 Questions that he feels all people need to address for themselves and as well as talk with their families about are: a. What is your understanding or where you are and of your health (or illness)? b. What are your fears or worries for the future? c. What are your goals and priorities? d. What outcomes are unacceptable to you? What are you willing to sacrifice and not? e. What would a good day look like? Imagine you must have this conversation with a specific loved one. Express how this conversation with this specific family member would play out. How do you believe that he/she would answer these questions? 5.) What questions do you have after reading the book? What would you like to explore further or what makes you curious? How can you explore or answer these questions? August 2020 | Upper Iowa University Page 7 of 14 6.) Would you have given Dr. Gawande's book a different title? If yes, what would it be? Why?