Heroic Character Traits Throughout the Semester

1. Allison's curiosity that started an entire revolution within the Silo.

2. Juliette's survival skills and perseverance to bring the truth to the people and defy the corrupt IT.

3. Odysseus's cleverness throughout his extremely long homecoming journey.

4. Telemachus's development into manhood and eagerness to find his father and help him destroy the suitors.

5. The Saggy Bottom Boys's undeniable teamwork on their quest to find the "treasure."

6. Anse's determination to fulfill his wife's wish to be buried in her hometown, despite every obstacle thrown the Bundren's way.

7. Dewey Dell's courage to search for a Doctor by herself to get her baby aborted during a time extremely against women in her predicament.

8. Cash's humility and easy going attitude, especially when he gets his leg cut off.

9. Smithy's open and accepting view of human nature, even when others easily judges him on his appearance.

10. Jack's bravery during the "great escape" from Room as well as learning to adapt to the outside world.

11. Ma's unbelievable ability to provide her child with a relatively normal childhood while stuck in her own personal hell.

Out of all the hero's we have studied this semester, Ma's character to me was definitely one of the bravest. After all the constant physical and emotional abuse, she managed to raise a smart and bright kid and I think thats an incredible accomplishment despite everything she went though. Comment if you have any more character traits/ which hero impacted you the most this semester.

Where did the Doctors go?

Ever since Ma and Jack escaped Room, I feel like the Doctors could have handled Ma's situation better. They should have tried to help Ma adjust to the real world more instead of reminding her of all the problems she needs to face. They shouldn't have allowed Ma to be on the interview for the sake of her health. Though it was ultimately her decision, it should have been clear to the doctor's to persuade her against it or at least delay it until Ma was in a more stable condition. Ma could barley talk about her situation to nurses without getting defensive, let alone tell the world and expect them not to judge her. They also should have found out Ma's history with medications in room and have known better than to leave a bottle of pain killers next to her bed since clearly still suffered from serve depression.
I think it also should have been in Ma's best interest to have consulted a doctor before going back to Room with Jack. The items the police brought back from Room for Jack were like ghosts to Ma, so imagine how much it would affect her to go back to Room itself. Though I do agree seeing Jack say goodbye to Room helped Ma find closure, what if Jack decided he didn't want to leave Room? It was his home for his entire life and is possible this could have happened. This would have caused Ma even more psychological damage and would only add to her list of problems. Despite what could have happened, I do think it was extremley brave of Ma to go make herself go back to the place she hated the most and attempt to find peace with it so she could move on to the next chapter in her life. If I was in Ma's position, I don't think I could handle being reminded of the memories.