Strategy 8
Crossbreeding: Why was mother stopping me from climbing
Strategy 8: Crossbreeding with Something New – Inject really new material into the critical conversation to produce a new argument. For example, bring in a theory from another discipline to reinterpret the evidence, bring in new evidence to upset an old theory or interpretation, or establish an original framework (a combination of theories, a historical understanding) to reinterpret the evidence.
So this is the approach that Mukhopadhyay takes in the section “Why was mother stopping me from climbing.” Clearly no one in the office realized that the child had a medical condition, especially cerebral palsy they just thought that the child was unmannered or untrained. The author clearly interjects new thoughts and ideas into the conversation because she puts the thoughts and emotions of the patient into the conversation. Usually with medical cases we hear the perspective of the patient from the doctors or family members point of view.
This part of the book also presents the information in a clear concise way, so clear that it actually sounds like a child’s perspective which is also a new take and perspective on this specific subject matter. Most medical cases are explained with really confusing language that still doesn’t quite describe the patients point of view.
This specific story is also a memory which makes it seem much more credible even though told by a child point of view. Usually stories told by children are deemed less credible the author manages to incapsulate the child’s voice while remaining credible because its a memory from the same child when he’s older.