THE CHOICE

1. The choice that the author is referring to is whether or not his daughter takes her poison by herself or they have to force down.
2. This is a real choice because it gives the child some control over her life. Putting poison in your body is a big deal whether you're just a little kid or an elderly adult. The alternative to putting the poison in herself is to have her parents force it.
3. The author uses poison in the first line to grab the reader's attention and it worked. I was sucked in because at first I thought he was using poison as an analogy for something else so I wanted to know what. I was wrong and it was what I feared. He used the literal meaning for poison. The usage of that word in the first line impacts the reader. It tests their emotional side.
4. The daughter wants to play with a toy that is intended for children eight and up but her parents won't let her. She argues that she won't even live to be eight and that's why they should let her play with that toy. I agree with her because as the author says she is aware of she has to take to regulate the cancer cells. The author and his wife are scared for her. They don't say how long she has to live but by judging of the author and his wife's thoughts, she probably doesn't have that long to live.
5. If  I knew that I wouldn't live past 30 then I would continue my life and live it to the fullest. Achieve my dreams in the time I have let then make new goals and accomplish those. I would make it that I would be remembered for my achievements and personality. That's just what I can think of because I know I would do more if I was actually in that situation.
6. The knowledge of death makes sense to endure discomfort or to force it onto a loved one. For example the author's daughter. The author and his wife feel sad knowing that their daughter will die and all they can do is prolong her death. It is an uncomfortable situation know that you're helpless in saving your own daughter's life. That's when it is okay to endure discomfort and everything it comes with it.
7. Suffering is a necessity in life and love. Nothing lasts forever we all have to die someday and with that loved ones will be affected. They will suffer at the expense of our death or the death of someone close. We will all suffer from a death with someone because of love.
8. We feel an emotional response to his words because we can relate to it. Nothing is worse for a parent to know that they are helpless to save their child from a brain tumor. Not only that young adults can also relate because of the young age of the girl. We may seem them as a younger sibling but the most important is that we are human. We have a heart and have sympathy when it comes to dying children.