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Synopsis. A Case of Need is Michael Crichton’s award-winning debut novel, written shortly after he completed his medical internship. Set against the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center, the tensions flare-and explode-when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions.
- Rare Med Thriller from Crichton
- Abortion Is Main Theme
- The Perils of Illegality
- Why No More Med Mysteries?
It’s a medical thriller, written under single-use pseudonym Jeffery Hudson. Not as groundbreaking in style as “The Andromeda Strain,” it’s still better than most of his John Lange pulp novels, where we can tell he’s still learning the craft. “A Case of Need” is easily readable for a layperson as Crichton blends hardboiled writing principles with wh...
While the novel is not only about abortion, that is the major theme. So in the appendix, Crichton outlines six arguments for and against the procedure being legal. As we’d see whenever he tackles an issue in his SF novels, he presents an issue from all sides. He takes a side, but the reader is welcome to disagree. The personal bias I bring to a nov...
In the end, I am morally pro-life, but pro-choice in legal terms — which is how the phrase is always used. At a couple points, Crichton illustrates the opposite POV: people who are pro-life in legal terms despite being morally pro-choice. As he notes in the appendix, some doctors in 1968 oppose abortion becauseit’s illegal. One character in the sto...
Reading this medical mystery that flows so naturally from the author, I wondered why Crichton didn’t write more than one. (Granted, “Andromeda” and “The Terminal Man”had aspects of medical drama before Crichton fully embraced his techno-thriller-writer rep.) I thought maybe the screen became his outlet for straight med mysteries. But not really: He...
A Case of Need Summary & Study Guide Description. A Case of Need Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: Plot Summary. Chapters. Characters. Objects/Places. Themes. Style. Quotes.
Aug 5, 2003 · Written shortly after Crichton completed his medical internship, A Case of Need depicts the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center. Tensions flare—and explode—when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions. Was it accidental malpractice?
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A Case of Need Study Guide consists of approx. 43 pages of summaries and analysis on A Case of Need by Michael Crichton. This study guide includes the following Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion. 41 pages, Kindle Edition. First published January 1, 1996.
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Written shortly after Crichton completed his medical internship, A Case of Need depicts the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center. Tensions flare—and explode—when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions.
A Case of Need plot summary. by Michael Crichton. Dr. John Berry, the protagonist, is a pathologist working in Boston during the 1960s, a time when abortion was illegal in the United States. The story opens with an introduction of the various requirements and challenges of the medical profession during the era.
