“You” and “We”: A Rhetorical Analysis on “You” Narrative in Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box”
VOLUME 21, 2024
The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review
VOLUME 6, 2023
Baoyu Nie
School of Foreign Studies, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China
School of Foreign Studies, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China
Abstract
Building on rhetorical narrative theory, this essay analyzes Jennifer Egan’s 2012 Twitter fiction “Black Box,” as the writer moves seamlessly among three kinds of second-person narration: (a) the protagonist “you,” a woman on a U.S. national security mission in the not-so-distant future, addressing herself in her own voice; (b) “you” addressing herself in the voice of a “we” even when “we” is not explicitly marked; and (c) “you” addressing herself by repeating what “we” has instructed her. Egan orchestrates the interaction among these three kinds of narration to deliver a sharp contrast between the technological breakthroughs of the near future and the persistent devaluation of women by those in power. This essay further suggests that Egan’s text is itself a “black box,” whose distinctive use of “you” narration and “we” narration conveys rich signals that her audience needs to decipher on multiple levels: interpretive, ethical, and aesthetic.
Keywords :
“Black Box”; The Second-Person Narration; Rhetorical Narrative; Gender And Power.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Abstract
Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords :
Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty