Alexandra answers “This book is disgusting to me. I do not...”

Patricia Barry asked this question about Educated:

This book is disgusting to me. I do not understand why an educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced. It is unbelievable to me that she could not understand the violent situation, yet uneducated upbringing she endured. I have completely misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country, how is this possible?

Alexandra Are you saying that the author, looking back, should have condemned her parents and the abusive brother more? Or whether she should have fought in the…moreAre you saying that the author, looking back, should have condemned her parents and the abusive brother more? Or whether she should have fought in the beginning? Because she was at first a child and was not able to fight back, and after she went to college and everything, she still loves her parents, in a way. But she did end up rejecting them, or at least their anti-doctor, etc. stand. I think she now knows it's abuse, but was trying to show what and how she thought as a child.(less)

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