MOTHERHOOD, LEGAL ETHICS AND ETHICAL COMPLEXITY IN "HANDLE WITH CARE" BY JODI PICOULT

This article identifies the ethical dilemmas related to motherhood and legal responsibility in Jodi Picoult’s novel Handle with Care. The story centers on the O’Keefe family and their daughter Willow, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. The novel raises serious moral questions about parental responsibility, truth in the courtroom, and the cost of love.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-06-10
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15632227
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Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
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MOTHERHOOD, LEGAL ETHICS AND ETHICAL COMPLEXITY IN "HANDLE WITH CARE" BY JODI PICOULT

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MOTHERHOOD, LEGAL ETHICS AND ETHICAL COMPLEXITY IN "HANDLE WITH CARE" BY JODI PICOULT

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Abstract

This article identifies the ethical dilemmas related to motherhood and legal responsibility in Jodi Picoult’s novel Handle with Care. The story centers on the O’Keefe family and their daughter Willow, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. The novel raises serious moral questions about parental responsibility, truth in the courtroom, and the cost of love.

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