What did you think about Nora's decision to speak up for herself, despite it resulting in public disgrace and punishment?
Created: 04/30/21
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I thought it was wonderful that Nora spoke up for herself even though it resulted in her being banished and disgraced. By Nora speaking up, another wonderful opportunity opened up for her to go to Italy to freely study medicine. The only way we can make progress is by people taking risks, no matter the consequences.
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It was a brave decision on Nora’s part and would have been for any women during the time. She could not be part of the lie no matter the outcome for her which turned out a positive outcome including meeting Dr. Perra and the door he provide to her medical studies in Italy and the road for the rest of her life if successful.
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I agree with Carrie that Nora's decision was brave. Yet she seems to be comfortable flaunting convention or perhaps simply being oblivious to it at many points in the book, e.g. in her meeting with Daniel's parents. But in the occasion of her speaking up, she certainly had more on the line in front of people who could make or break her professional future.
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Gutsy girl! She risked herself and her Mentor-that part worried me. But, she needed to speak up. Not for herself or her career but for the good of medicine and the advancement that their surgery represented. If her love was truly for the medical profession, then she could not sit by and not speak up
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