Ugly Memoir chapter deconstruction

Ugly Memoir chapter deconstruction

Ugly Memoir Chapter 21- Higher learnings


Page 204, Chapter Title, "higher learnings".
Suggests that Robert reached a higher level of society, especially when he was the first in his family to go to university.
The learnings he receive will become more specific and professional towards what his interest in journalism.

Page 204, First Paragraph, "Twenty-minute walk to the train station, forty-five minute train trip into town and then a twenty-five minute bus trip to campus."
Selection of detail, shows the campus is very far away from home. Rather than then telling the reader straight away, "the campus is far away from home."
Shows his independence from the family and the separation of himself and his parents.

Page 204, First Paragraph, "...the sheer freshness of it all that made it seem like another world."
Entering a whole new different perspective of the society, meeting people from all over places rather than restricted to his hometown.
Robert felt the responsibility fell on him as he step into the campus, his maturity grew.

Page 204, Third Paragraph, "The first thing that hit me was the freedom."
Robert experienced freedom in which he did not receive back home. He had his freedom to choose that friend he wanted not because they share the same name but they share the same interest.
In order to be free, people needs to take more responsibilities. Robert grew more maturely and he had to take responsibility for his own actions.

Page 205, Second Paragraph, "They were friends I chose."
Robert was matured, he was able to see what type of people that would interest him more. No way you can find out about this...
He got the power to be free and make different choices in life.

Page 206, Third Paragraph, "With these new friends, I also finally started to come to terms with discussing my disability."
Suggests the importance of the friends he made in uni to him, as disability has bothered him his whole life.
Robert was also more matured...

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