Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen
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Girl, Interrupted: Genre 1 key example

Key Examples in Girl, Interrupted

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​​​​​​Girl, Interrupted is a memoir. Memoir is a kind of "life writing"—a way for authors to put real experiences and memories into literature that others can relate to and enjoy. This book's central character and narrator, Susanna, is also the author, Susanna Kaysen. To bring Girl, Interrupted to life, Kaysen had to dig into her real life, emotions and experiences at McLean; she is both a character in the story and the architect of its retelling.