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Sleep Donation By Karen Russell And Netflix Original Film Awake

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Manipulating one’s judgment is a criminal offense under federal law. Manipulation is a form of exploitation. Exploitation is selfishly taking advantage of a person with the intention to gain dominance for themselves. In “Sleep Donation” novella by Karen Russell and Netflix Original Film “Awake”, both Baby A and Matilda were being used for other’s satisfaction with their ability to sleep perfectly. In Karen Russell’s novella “Sleep Donation”, an insomniac epidemic invades the world nationwide. Trish Edgewater is an employee of Slumber Corps, a company that recruits donations from healthy sleepers. She meets with a couple named “Mr. and Mrs. Harkonnen '' who has a baby that can sleep, also known as “Baby A”. Baby A was only six months and a quarter years old when Trish began stealing her sleep with the permission of the parents. Baby A’s sleep data revealed that she could sleep effortlessly without interference, this was society's holy grail to being able to sleep again. “Her discovery has been called “a boom for all humanity” by Dr. Gary Peebles. She is our dream gold mine.” (Russell 28). Over time more and more sleep was now being taken from Baby A and given to others to help them sleep. “Tonight will mark our sixteenth draw from Baby A… In February, we started drawing the max catch for her weight.” (Russell 29). Mr. Harkonnen was now …show more content…

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