I thoroughly enjoyed reading the short story about "Man from the South". The story was very intriguing, and I even found myself reading in the accent the older man was portrayed to have. The elderly man decided to bet a young sailor who was hanging out at the pool. He told the young sailor if he could light his lighter 10 times in a row that he would give him his green Cadillac car. But, if the sailor couldn't, he would chop off his little finger. The older man felt as if it was a little thing he could afford.
If the sailor lost the bet, it would in fact be a big deal if he no longer had his little finger. This could impact the sailor's daily life engagements. It would cause impairment to the ulnar nerve, which innervates the pinky and half of the ring finger. I believe that this will affect the sailor's ability to properly hold a gun, or his occupation of work. Due to his pinky being gone, it would cause him to lose a significant amount of his grip strength.
A strategy that might help the soldier regain independence in operating a gun would be to work on strengthening his remaining fingers. This can be through using grip strength tools such as pinch blocks or squeezing putty with various resistances. A modification that could be made for his gun is to consider him using one that does not have to be held, but could rest on his shoulders for more mobility.You could also add something to the gun that would take place of his little finger to where his knuckle could rest and hold the gun up.
3 comments:
Haha I started reading in a funny accent in my head for the characters too. I feel like for the time period of 1948 he would have to focus on strengthening his hand again. But I bet there is some "add-on" someone could put on their gun now if they were missing their pinky in this case. That's the beauty of technology it pops up in some random useful ways. Good job :)
I was reading in the old man's accent as well! I liked how you incorporated different strategies and techniques that the soldier could use for his gun and how it would help him to be able to hold a gun properly again. Great post!!!
I definitely read it in the same accent. It was hard not too! Haha! In my blog post, I talked about the wife. So hearing your ideas about the solider returning back to his occupation of operating a gun was interesting. I do agree with you that the strength of his remaining fingers is very important! Good job!
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