The Doll-Maker

Creative Essay # 104722

Biology > Bioethics
Biology > Biotechnology
English > Creative Writing

The Doll-Maker

A creative short story about the growing "designer baby" craze.

1,030 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a fictional story about a couple going to a clinic to have their baby designed. The paper describes the drive to the clinic of the couple, Jim and Nancy, noting that they are both quiet on their long drive to see the doctor. The paper relates that Jim realizes he was scared about the doctor and, maybe just a little, about Nancy, as well. The paper then relates that Jim wanted a baby, just not the baby that was now being built piecemeal by his wife.

From the Paper:

""I'm fine," Nancy said. She was wearing sunglasses and Jim couldn't be sure if she wasn't looking at him out of the corner of her one eye. "Just keep your eyes on the road, hun'; we don't need an accident." From where he sat, Jim thought he saw the faintest flicker of a smile, but he really couldn't be sure. To be honest, she rarely smiled anymore."

Sample of Sources Used:

Brownlee, Shannon. "Designer Babies: Human Cloning is a long way off, but Bioengineered Kids Are Already Here." Washington Monthly, 34.3 (2002): 25+. Questia.com. 26 Jun. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000715372>
Vash, Carolyn L. "Disability, Spirituality, and the Mapping of the Human Genome." The Journal of Rehabilitation, 67.1 (2001): 33+. Questia.com, 26 Jun. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002395122>
Wieczorek, Marek. "Art and Human Genomics." Art Journal, 59 (2005): 59+. Questia.com. 26 Jun. 2007 <http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001100779>