YA-HUEI WANG2026-10-162026-10-162010-01-01Pure ID: 15227602Pure UUID: cf842e93-851f-412c-b177-1a37d4f6e24b10.18848/1447-9508/cgp/v08i01/41441https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84863651856https://scholars.csmu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/23728The paper discusses the moral issues of Down syndrome families in The Memory Keeper's Daughter: whether it is right to send an innocent baby with Down syndrome to an institution, hence giving a tranquil life to Down syndrome families. David's gloomy childhood makes him think negatively about Down syndrome families. Also, being a doctor, David has been trained to be cold and detached to deal with Down syndrome cases. Even though with his own new-born Down syndrome daughter holding in his hands, he makes a decision to send her away to spare the family. The decision results in the lost of Phoebe and the break of David's family.7enjournal article