Julie Cavallaro
September 16, 2020
Writing 101
Mr. G
What The Eyes Don’t See
In the first five chapters of the book, What The Eyes Don’t See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, readers were introduced to the water crisis in Flint Michigan. In the first chapter, Dr. Mona recalls the time when she was giving an infant a checkup and recommended the mother stop breastfeeding and switch to formula. Dr. Mona also suggested that the mother saves money and not use bottled water, but instead uses tap water when making the formula. In the next few chapters, readers become introduced to the Flint water crisis in Michigan. When Dr. Mona learns about this issue, she immediately begins to research the long lasting effects of this crisis. The lead in the water is extremely bad, mainly because the issues it causes can be easily ignored and have life long side effects. Further into the first five chapters, readers are taken alongside Dr. Mona as she attempts to find ways to fix and bring awareness to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.