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Central force of change in Westover's memoir
Central force of change in Westover's memoir
Education
Quote: 'You can love someone and still choose to...'
Quote: 'You can love someone and still choose to...'
'...say goodbye to them'
Education gives Tara tools to recognise what?
Education gives Tara tools to recognise what?
Abuse & question her father's extreme ideology
Internal conflict at memoir's emotional heart
Internal conflict at memoir's emotional heart
Family loyalty vs. personal truth
Quote: 'Everything I had worked for... to say something...'
Quote: 'Everything I had worked for... to say something...'
'...true'
What are family mythologies?
What are family mythologies?
Shared stories/beliefs that override individual perceptions
Silence in abusive families becomes a tool that...
Silence in abusive families becomes a tool that...
Enables abuse to continue
Quote: 'What is a person to do when obligations...'
Quote: 'What is a person to do when obligations...'
'...to family conflict with other obligations?'
Identity construction requires what?
Identity construction requires what?
Self-inquiry, doubt, and tremendous courage
Quote: 'My life was narrated for me by...'
Quote: 'My life was narrated for me by...'
'...others'
Where did Westover family live?
Where did Westover family live?
Remote mountain in Idaho
Quote: 'We had been shut away...'
Quote: 'We had been shut away...'
'...the world had been changed'
Quote: 'This is the story I tell myself about myself...'
Quote: 'This is the story I tell myself about myself...'
'...and that's what makes it true'
Acknowledging memory's subjectivity demonstrates what?
Acknowledging memory's subjectivity demonstrates what?
Integrity and self-awareness
Breaking silence about abuse requires what?
Breaking silence about abuse requires what?
Tremendous courage