Hospital turned out to represent a punctuated tedium, the recurrence of blood pressure and temperature checks, the placement and emptying of bedpans and painful switching of IV lines from the crook of one elbow to the other, and the switching of nurses as day and night were destroyed and replaced with tripartite shifts.
The hospital experience depicted in "A Gambler's Anatomy" by Jonathan Lethem emphasizes a sense of monotony punctuated by medical routines. The repetitive nature of checking vital signs and managing bodily care highlights the tediousness of a hospital stay. This underscores the draining experience patients undergo, marked by the constant cycle of procedures that strip away normalcy.
Additionally, the novel illustrates the disruption of time as day morphs into night through the...
