The Accident That Changed Frida Kahlo's Life - Essay Sample

Introduction

Our discussion was talking about the accident that changed the life of Frida Kahlo. During the discussion, one of the participants asked the main effect of the accident on Frida's life. During my preparation, I had learned that Frida's abdomen and the uterus were pierced by a handrail, which led her to lose her ability to give birth. At this moment, I was able to use the information gained during the presentation to answer the question by pointing out that Frida's pierced abdomen was the main effect that almost caused her life.

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As we were engaging in the discussion, I learned from one of the members that Frida's boyfriend was not badly affected, and in fact, he was the one who helped in carrying her out of the bus as they were waiting for an ambulance. This I added to my thoughts in the course of the discussion.

Someone disagreed with me that the pierced abdomen was not the main effect. I had to defend my view by pointing out that the iron piece had made it even harder for the doctors to believe that Frida would survive the accident. From the text read, the doctors believed that she would die on the operating table.

During the discussion, someone argued that the accident played a major role in Frida becoming a prominent painter. He backed it up using the text where it is written that she had a mirror hung over her bed where she could see herself as the object of her paintings.

In the same way, one member argued that Frida was the cause of her own demise. He argued that she was the reason why they had been engaged in the accident by pointing to the fact that they had alighted the first bus due to the simple reason that she had lost her umbrella. In this case, the majority of group members disagreed with the thought due to the failure of the reasoning to support the point.

During the discussion, I asked "specifically how many surgeries did Frida undergo the rest of her life after the accident?" as a follow-up question to get further information.

One of the main rules was that everybody's opinion is to be respected and that each member should speak one at a time. These rules were followed.

The topic was sensitive and sorrowful. In this case, I had to avoid words that would present me as insensitive or inhuman. I, therefore, maintained formal language during the discussion.

During the discussion, some used facial expressions when describing the excruciating pain that Frida underwent when the iron piece was removed from her abdomen. Others clenched their teeth, whereas others tightened their fists.

To ensure that I was listening, I maintained eye contact, compared with my notes at some points and asked follow-up questions to ensure that the participants knew that I understood their ideas.

During the discussion, when I was listening or speaking, I ensured that I kept total eye contact with the speaker. Similarly, I also raised and lowered my voice in the different times to express different feelings.