The first story Jeanette Walls tells of her childhood is that of her burning herself severely at age three, and her father dramatically takes her from the hospital: "You're safe now" (Walls 14). Why do you think she opens with that story, and how does it set the stage for the rest of the memoir?
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Monday, April 4, 2011
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