Character Analysis Of Lucy In Ann Thatchett's Autobiography Of A Face

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I had also developed sympathy towards Lucy for how much she went through. From the family's lack of support, painful treatments, the torments of people's judgments, and many more. After reading the aftermath, written by Ann Thatchett, my perspective of her changed. She mentioned, "Lucy would write a sequel to this book called Autobiography of a Face. The "Real" Story. In this version, she would tell things absolutely as they happened, complete with all the sadness and pain and blame she had sidestepped in the first edition" (234). As I read that passage, I thought, " had I been lied to? Is this book not the real story? Did she made certain parts to get the reader's sympathy (which she had gotten mine). An also mentioned, "[s]he knew there was

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