Lucy's Memoir

[Jessica]

Lucy says, “I’ve always known that there’s more going on inside me than finds its way into the world, but this is probably true of everyone. Who doesn’t regret that he isn’t more fully understood?” [p. 12].

To what extent does this feeling lie at the heart of his decision to write his book? Does it play a central role in memoir-writing in general?

What else does Lucy hope to accomplish by recalling his past?

At the beginning, does he see the dangers, as well as the benefits, of examining his life and the people and events that shaped him?