Lucky Research Paper
Lucky
Lucky by Alive Sebold takes readers through her adolescent life into adulthood as she deals with a traumatic rape occurring during her freshman year of college. As Sebold returns home for the summer she tries to go back to her “normal” life but finds that things aren’t the same after this event. Upon returning to school Sebold find that her voice can do something and after encountering her rapist on the street, her fight for justice begins. Readers follow her as she takes us through her journey of the trial and college career eventually leading her into a heroin addiction. To me this memoir although hard to read at times is a truly remarkable story. For Sebold to tell her story in complete detail takes a type of bravery that not many people have. The book flowed in a way to allow readers to understand every aspect that was going on and I enjoyed when she made comments about thinking one way at that time and learning something different, as she got older in life. For me personally, this book was something that I needed to read in order to understand another person’s story. Being a survivor myself, there is a good amount to relate to in the book and Sebold is able to portray exactly how “victims” of this horrible event react, feel, and think. On the other side, it gives others an inside look of how someone can react to this event. I especially enjoyed the way that Sebold was able to make jokes and try to get on with her life, she showed a type of strength that is inspiring. Often a rape victim is portrayed as weak, losing everything, and a complete mess basically but Sebold was able to prove that although it is a life changing event, it doesn’t have to be one that controls your life forever. I actually cheered when Madison was sentenced due to the fact that not many survivors of this are able to see their rapist put behind bars. Sebold didn’t sugarcoat anything which although is difficult for many to read and take in, it is the truth and needs to
Lucky by Alive Sebold takes readers through her adolescent life into adulthood as she deals with a traumatic rape occurring during her freshman year of college. As Sebold returns home for the summer she tries to go back to her “normal” life but finds that things aren’t the same after this event. Upon returning to school Sebold find that her voice can do something and after encountering her rapist on the street, her fight for justice begins. Readers follow her as she takes us through her journey of the trial and college career eventually leading her into a heroin addiction. To me this memoir although hard to read at times is a truly remarkable story. For Sebold to tell her story in complete detail takes a type of bravery that not many people have. The book flowed in a way to allow readers to understand every aspect that was going on and I enjoyed when she made comments about thinking one way at that time and learning something different, as she got older in life. For me personally, this book was something that I needed to read in order to understand another person’s story. Being a survivor myself, there is a good amount to relate to in the book and Sebold is able to portray exactly how “victims” of this horrible event react, feel, and think. On the other side, it gives others an inside look of how someone can react to this event. I especially enjoyed the way that Sebold was able to make jokes and try to get on with her life, she showed a type of strength that is inspiring. Often a rape victim is portrayed as weak, losing everything, and a complete mess basically but Sebold was able to prove that although it is a life changing event, it doesn’t have to be one that controls your life forever. I actually cheered when Madison was sentenced due to the fact that not many survivors of this are able to see their rapist put behind bars. Sebold didn’t sugarcoat anything which although is difficult for many to read and take in, it is the truth and needs to