The title of this piece evokes a sense of adventure and mystery. Who is this explorer, what will they be exploring? Just under the title sits a boldfaced case number, psychiatrist name, and date. This is a psychiatric case-study and evaluation. The piece is divided into two parts: description and conclusion. In the first paragraph she is described as a ‘five year old, bilingual, Hispanic female...living in a rural area.’ It also notes that she has speaking animal friends who are all interrelated and coexistent. Journeying into the second paragraph, it becomes clear that this child is actually Dora the Explorer. This becomes clear when it is noted that ‘the patient also states that she often does not know where to go and calls on a bilingual map to show her where she needs to go...etc.’ The conclusion then delves into a scathing evaluation of young Dora, declaring her ‘very disturbed’ and outlining a series of mental deficiencies, such as schizophrenia.
I think this is an incredibly fascinating draft with a ton of possibilities. I’m immediately imagining Dora in a shrink’s office, and then progressing to Dora in a mental institution or Dora in her mid-thirties. This form experiments with character and somewhat with form, though the form largely stays true to what I would conceive a psychiatric evaluation would. In other words, there is much more room for experimentation, and a wealth of directions. This piece could take a new form, such as a narrative of Dora’s experience dealing with her developing schizophrenia. Or the piece could retain its current form, but look to break out of it by inserting deviations into the text. This is a very promising draft. Good job.
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