Trauma Recovery of Tara Westover in Educated: A Memoir

Xiaohan XU, Hui LIU

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Educated: A Memoir is an autobiographical novel of Tara Westover. This paper analyzes the protagonist Tara Westover’s trauma experiences and recovery process based on trauma theory. Combining trauma theory with this book can help readers better understand Tara’s experiences and deeply reveal the themes of this novel.


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Trauma and recovery; Tara Westover; Educated: A Memoir

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12097

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