The Stages of Grief in Swallowing Stones
In 1969, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross presented her findings on grief in her book On Death and Dying. Her premise was that everyone faced with loss or death travels through five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. For a simplified description of each of these stages, read the following page: The 5 Stages of Grief .
As you read, find a character going through each stage and write an excerpt (text support) from the novel which illustrates this stage. Fill in the following chart. Remember, these stages can be applied to loss as well as grief.
Paste a hyperlink for this page into the corresponding box on your choice board.
Stage | Character | Chp. | Excerpt from the novel |
Denial | joe | 1 | “I could have came from anywhere” |
Anger | Jenna | 13 | I’m going to pull this gun out from my sweater and shoot the guy |
Bargaining | jenna | 24 | If i’d gone outside and told charlie lunch was ready he would still be alive |
Depression | meredith | 14 | “Sorry i can’t seem to go outside,the roof it justs…..” |
Acceptance | jenna | 24 | Her mind wasn’t seeing a criminal it was seeing the face of michael mckenzie |
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