"Pillow Angel"

"Ashley in her nest in 2003"

Write an essay discussing how this image may be understood as "monstrous." Be sure to use quotations and media to illustrate, explain, and persuade. Document your work with citations and hyperlinks.

Illustration Depicted

Pillow Angel. "Ashley in her Nest 2003." Photograph. The "Ashley Treatment":

Towards a Better Quality of Life for "Pillow Angels." Windows Live, 2011. Web. 1 Feb 2011. <http://cid-e25811fd0af7c45c.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Ashley%20along%20the%

20years/Ashley%20in%20her%20nest%20in%202003.JPG>.

Works to Consider

McDonald, Anne. "The Other Story from a 'Pillow Angel'." seattle pi. Seattle PI, 17

Jun 2007. Web. 1 Feb 2011.

Mims, Christopher. "The Pillow Angel Case--Three Bioethicists Weigh In." Scientific

American. Scientific American, 5 Jan 2007. Web. 1 Feb 2011.

Singer, Peter. "A Convenient Truth." New York Times. New York Times, 26 Jan

2007. Web. 1 Feb 2011.