After describing about Anna sacrifices, we can conclude that Anna had been doing many sacrifices from newborn until her death for seven times. Anna Fitzgerald
is a thirteen years old girl, born for a very specific purpose, to save her sister life. By newborn, she used to do sacrifices for her sister, Kate. The first sacrifice, they took
Anna’s umbilical cord and her cells put Kate into remission. The second sacrifice is when Kate relapses and she was five, they took Anna’s lymphocytes, three times
over, because the doctors said it was not enough the first time around. The third sacrifice is when those treatment stop working, they took Anna’s bone marrow for
transplant. The fourth sacrifice is when Kate got infections, Anna had to donate granulocytes. The fifth sacrifice is when Kate relapses again; Anna had to donate
peripheral blood stem cell. The sixth sacrifice is Anna spend her childhood time unhappily, because she has no friend. The seventh sacrifice is Anna had to donate her
kidney when she was dying. Anna has undergoes countless surgeries, transfusion and shots, so that her older sister Kate can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued
her since childhood.
4. 2 Anna is Unwilling Donor
Kate has an APL - Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, which a kind of rare leukemic disease. To save her life, her parents make Anna which is an allogenic
donor, a perfect sibling match for Kate. From Anna was born until she reached age thirteen, she always made sacrifices for Kate. Everything that Kate need, Anna
provides it for her. When Kate needs leukocytes or stem cells or bone marrow to fool
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her body into thinking its healthy, Anna the one who provides them. Every time Kate gets into hospital, Anna will be there too. The fact that Anna did not sick, but
she might feel the pain too. When she turns to thirteen, Kate’s kidney cannot do the job again. So her parents asking for Anna’s kidney, but she refused for it. Anna
hates when the doctors and the adults took something from her body, she hate they smiles, which is mean a fake smile for Anna. Now they need Anna’s kidney and
what will they took for the next? There is always more and more. It seems has never stop for Anna. As quoted: “The kidney – that’s just today. Tomorrow it’ll be
something else. It’s always something else.”Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 86. Anna does not want to be a donor for Kate. So, she go to judge and had
consultation, the judge explain that nobody could take an organ from an unwilling donor, not even their parents. Anna was not sure she could have a freedom from
being a donor, because everyone keeps telling her that she just a little kid. As quoted: “The fact that even now, a major decision about me is being made, and no one’s
bothered to ask the one person who most deserves it to speak her opinion”. Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 18. However, Anna had many times to complain to stop using her body
for Kate, but their parents never listen. Root of the problem is Kate’s parents are Anna’s parents too. This problems seems cannot be solved. As quoted: I might have
complained a couple of times. But theyre Kates parents too.Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 109-110. Once they played crossword in the hospital with Anna, Kate, and their
mother. Kate had four-letter word for vessel and she found it difficult to solve, no one could answer it. And suddenly Anna says her name while mumbling. This
actions show that Anna tries to realized her mother that all the time she had been used as a vessel. As quoted: “It takes me a little while, but I break away. Anna, I
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murmur. My mother turns. What? A four-letter word for vessel, I say, and I walk out of Kates room”. Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 246
Anna’s parents had asked her to be a donor for her sister once. But without her permission, her parents still making their own decision to her. This is a useless
question, because this is kind of question which is does not need an answer. Her parents believe that Anna want to be a donor and doing everything to save her sister
life. Have your parents ever asked you if you want to be a donor for your
sister? Anna shrugs. Kind of. The way parents ask questions that they already have answered in their heads. You werent the reason that
the whole second grade stayed in for recess, were you? Or, You want some broccoli, right?
Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 109
She was doing sacrifice without asking, she was born with very specific reason. And when Anna wants to stop her parents to using her as a donor, Sara reminds
Brian that at first Anna was born to be Kate’s donor. Sara and Brian had a discussion about their feelings about Kate, and they will do anything for saving their lovely
daughter. But they were never asked Anna because they sure that Anna love her sister too. As quoted: When we had Anna, I remind Brian, we knew that she was
going to be a donor for Kate. Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 165 When the doctor suggest to donor lymphocytes for Kate, without asking
permission from Anna, Sara just have explain to Anna that Kate is not feeling good, and the doctor need to take something from Anna and give it to Kate to make her feel
better. Sara thinks that was more than enough information. As quoted: “I have explained to her that Kate isnt feeling good, and that the doctors need to take
something from Anna and give it to Kate to make her feel better. I figured that was
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more than enough information.” Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 166. When five thousand lymphocytes are not enough, Dr. Chance calls for ten thousand. Anna’s appointment
for second donor lymphocytes held falls in the middle of the gymnastic birthday party of a girl in her class. Sara agrees to let her go for a while and then she took
Anna from the gym to the hospital. Sara never thinks about Anna’s feelings she just care about Kate’s health.
Anna scowls. Why did I have to leave the party? Because your sister is more important than cake and ice cream;
because I cannot do this for her; because I said so. Im so angry that I have to try twice before I can unlock the van.
Stop acting like a five-year-old, I accuse, and then I remember thats exactly what she is.
Picoult, Jodi, 2009 : 168
After describing about Anna as unwilling donor, we can conclude that Anna doing the sacrifices unwillingly, no one asked for her permission, but she should give
her body for her sister. No one cares about her feelings, not even her mother. Anna had been used as a vessel to keep her sister life. Anna cannot be herself without
relation to Kate. Anna had an unfair treatment from her mother, because her mother always thinking about Kate rather than Anna.
4. 3 Anna’s Struggles to Get Her Rights over Her Own Body
