Anna j michener biography of william
Becoming Anna is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive.
Becoming Anna Anna J Michener: Becoming Anna Anna J. Michener, In a poignant memoir written to heal and help other child abuse survivors Anna..
Becoming Anna
First, something of note: This book was written- by the author's admission in the epilogue- between the ages of sixteen and seventeen.
She was removed from the second hospital at age 15, which means that less than a year passed after leaving the hospital and writing this book.
There is a fine line to be walked with autobiographies.
Obviously, expecting someone to be 100% objective about their own personal lives and feelings is unrealistic- we are all at least a little biased about ourselves and our lives. It is normal and understandable, especially given the book's content, that the author would be less objective than she might be if she were, say, writing someone else's biography.
The problem with this autobiography, however, is that I think the author is HIGHLY biased in her reporting about her life/the events and people in it.
I think this is in part because of the trauma she endured, and also in part because the