lowercase 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?

lowercase most people can't see the forest for the trees. she was in the eye of the storm, and a child; she grew up thinking this was normal. why is it so diffi…moremost people can't see the forest for the trees. she was in the eye of the storm, and a child; she grew up thinking this was normal. why is it so difficult to believe that she couldn't just toss all of her previous years away -- her life and the love of the only family she'd ever known -- because she came to know that it was toxic to her? i salute her for distancing herself as she did, however slowly she needed to do it. they kept her from school and they hamstrung her and gaslighted her and outright lied to her, and yet she STILL managed to get her doctorate from one of the most prestigious schools in the world before she was 30. the only word i have for her is "brava." (less)

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