Lucy Grealy's 'Autobiography of a Face' and A.M. Homes 'The Mistress's Daughter'
Two Powerful Women on their journey through life
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | Annemarie Wendicke | ISBN: | 9783640101238 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag | Publication: | July 11, 2008 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag | Language: | English |
| Author: | Annemarie Wendicke |
| ISBN: | 9783640101238 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag |
| Publication: | July 11, 2008 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag |
| Language: | English |
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: A, Hawai'i Pacific University (Hawai'i Pacific University), 3 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Lucy Grealy's Autobiography of a Face deals with the life of Lucy Grealy, who faced the negative consequences of terminal cancer after the partial removal of her jaw. Like Lucy Grealy, A.M. Homes also faced the negative consequences as she was found by her biological mother, who put her up for adoption after her birth. Both memoirs have similar narrative structures and a lot in common in terms of content; however, they have significant differences as well. [...]
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: A, Hawai'i Pacific University (Hawai'i Pacific University), 3 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Lucy Grealy's Autobiography of a Face deals with the life of Lucy Grealy, who faced the negative consequences of terminal cancer after the partial removal of her jaw. Like Lucy Grealy, A.M. Homes also faced the negative consequences as she was found by her biological mother, who put her up for adoption after her birth. Both memoirs have similar narrative structures and a lot in common in terms of content; however, they have significant differences as well. [...]
