Illness and healing in paul kalanithi’s when breath becomes air.
International Journal of Development Research
Illness and healing in paul kalanithi’s when breath becomes air.
Received 20th May, 2018; Received in revised form 06th June, 2018; Accepted 14th July, 2018; Published online 31st August, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Dr. Preetha Vasan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper looks at Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air as an autopathographical account that narrates the trauma of the illness. It aims to examine the text as narrating the process of healing and recovery. The text traces the change in attitude and understanding of the narrator of life and mortality which further leads to the sense of recovery that the narrator achieves. The paper will also look at the narrative as bridging the gap between the medical world and literature.
