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Birth
NEW WORDS
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Morbidly- (with reference to a disturbing or unpleasant interest or activity) in an abnormal and unhealthy manner
Sordidly- meanly selfish, self-seeking
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Idyllic- like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque
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Broodingly- preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts
AUTHOR
Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6January 1981) was a Scottish physicianand novelist. His best-known novel TheCitadel (1937) tells of a Scottish doctor ina Welsh mining village, who then shootsup the medical ladder in London.
Justification Of Title
The title of the chapter ‘The Birth’ is perfect. The theme of the story is about a young doctor, Andrew dealing with a critical birth case. The baby is born lifeless. He takes certain decisions that prove quite successful. Not only he succeeds in saving the mother who is in critical condition after the delivery, but also succeeds in reviving the child. So the baby born lifeless is born again owing to the efforts of the dedicated doctor. Hence the title is perfectly appropriate and justified.
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*MAIN POINTS
Andrew Manson who had recently passed out from a medical school, was returning home after a disappointing evening with his girl friend,
After performing the procedure, the child is born, but is lifeless. When Andrew gazed at the lifeless form, he shivered with horror.
miracle happened he rubbed the child with a towel crushed and relaxed the little chest with both his hands. The little chest gave a short, convoluted heave. The child started turning around. It was no longer still born.
He told the entire story to Joe standing outside and walked down the street with some miners with a sense of deep satisfaction that he could achieve something great.
It was midnight and when he reached near his house he was requested by Joe Morgan to attend to his wife immediately. She was expecting her first child.
Andrew examined the patient and could understand that it would take some time for the delivery to take place.
In this period Andrew’s mind started wavering in stray thoughts. Andrew thought all marriages were a dismal failure.
Andrew gave the child to the nurse and turned his attention to the mother who was unconscious. Gradually, her heart strengthened and Andrew could now leave her to attend to the baby.
Andrew could understand that it was a case of suffocation due to lack of oxygen and excess of carbon-dioxide in the blood. Andrew started giving the necessary treatment.