ENG-W 131 Lecture 5: Fundamentals of Caring Notes class notes
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Structured, type a following rules: ben walks in with no experience and follows his own rules, not a stiff relationship, usually thought to be highly regimented, on a script. Just being a job for someone, no personal level. Feels obligated to make sure trevor is ok. Trevor becomes a symbolic figure: by becoming caregiver, it fills a void, ben can"t do anything about his son but he feels like he can do something for trevor. Restricted, daily routine: biological father isn"t around, very sarcastic, not close with father, he left when he found out trevor had a disability, abandonment issues. Trying to get to denver: mom passed away, because she saw how trevor"s father treated him she was forgiving to her dad. Father isn"t in the picture until the end. Since your body is displayed his body is questioned: how you can"t be a sexual being with a disability, gender=self-determination peeing standing up=independence.
