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- Irony in When Breath Becomes AirWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a memoir that documents Paul’s journey battling lung cancer. Paul is a doctor, a neurosurgeon to be exact. The irony of the entire story is that Paul is a doctor who hasContinue reading “Irony in When Breath Becomes Air”
- My ArchitectMy Architect is a documentary that recounts the different aspects of a particular man’s life: Louis Kahn. Lou Kahn’s son Nathaniel attempts to reconstruct his father’s life and who his father was based on the memories of others, along withContinue reading “My Architect”
- Identity in EducatedIn the memoir Educated, the protagonist, Tara Westover, struggles with forming her identity. Her identity is constructed for her by the people that she loves. She never really found her voice, or used her voice. She says, “My life wasContinue reading “Identity in Educated”