Erdwinn, ?Like Everyone Else?

Discussion questions: Erdwinn (2004)

1. How does Erdwinn present herself in this essay? (In literary terms, what persona does she adopt?) What were your reactions to her at each stage of the essay?

2. How might Erdwinn's essay relate to the ideas about medical prejudice in Skloot or Jauhar?

3. How prevalent do prejudice against fat, or other prejudices based on body size or shape, remain in the world outside medicine? What would it take to get people to accept that "eating reasonably and being physically active" may be more important than body size or shape (44R)?