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... Florence Nightingale changed these expectations and began a new era in nursing through her obsession and her suggested destiny. Lytton Strachey sees Nightingale not as a saint, but instead as an obsessed caretaker who felt compelled to offer aid.
Superficially, Florence Nightingale appears as a saintly nurse whose patients are first priority. However, Strachey disagrees with the myth and believes a “Demon possessed [Nightingale]” (line 12). ... He believes Nightingale resides “under the stress of impetus” (line 11) with a “head filled with queer imaginations” (line 26). Yet the myth portrays Nightingale as a “delicate maiden” (line 3) and the “Lady with the Lamp” (line 5) because those who believe the myth look at Nightingale superficially and only see the outside.
Approximate Word count = 443
Approximate Pages = 1.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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