How long is educated a memoir?

Educated (2018) is a memoir by the American author Tara Westover.

Educated (book)
First edition cover
Author Tara Westover
Pages 352 pages
Awards 2019 Alex Award
ISBN 978-0-399-59050-4 (First edition hardcover)

What happened in chapter 31 of Educated?

Summary: Chapter 31

Back at Cambridge, Tara eagerly immerses herself again. She excels in her academic work and is encouraged to consider doing a PhD. Over spring break, she travels to Rome with some classmates. The city helps Tara connect to the past and to her work as a historian.

What does Westover do on her 27th birthday?

Tara starts attending counseling. Eventually, Tara focuses on her academic work again and returns to her research. She submits her dissertation on her 27th birthday and defends her thesis a few months later.

What happened to Shawn Westover from Educated?

Shawn is a violent and threatening presence in the memoir. He is always somewhat erratic, but his behavior seems to become heightened after he suffers a traumatic brain injury. Either brain trauma or perhaps inherited mental illness from his father may be motivating his violent and aggressive actions.

What happened in chapter 9 of Educated?

Chapter Nine describes events that occurred in 1999, a year in which Westover’s father always said that the world would come to an end as it was right before the start of the new Millennium. … This chapter mostly focuses on Westover’s father and the religious beliefs he held.

What happens in chapter 16 of Educated?

Summary: Chapter 16

Tara is studying to retake the ACT, hoping she can improve her score. The summer before Tara turns seventeen, Shawn is in a motorcycle accident. Tara is the only family member present and phones her father to ask what she should do. Gene tells her to bring Shawn home.

What is Tyler Westover doing now?

Tyler Westover, now a BYU graduate, is pursuing a doctorate in mechanical engineering at Purdue University. “Tara has worked very hard to achieve her goals, and I think BYU was a great place for that, because of the excellent, helpful faculty and the students she could work with,” he said.

What is the real name of Shawn Westover?

Who is Shawn Westover? What is Shawn’s relationship with his sister Tara like? And why doesn’t Tara Westover reveal his real name? Shawn Westover is the fictitious name Tara Westover gives to one of her brothers in her memoir Educated.

What are Tara Westover’s siblings real names?

FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
Richard Westover Tara Westover’s brother.
Luke Westover Tara Westover’s brother.
Randy Weavers Gene Westover’s friend who was shot by the feds.
Tyler Westover Tara Westover’s brother who buried his father’s rifle.

Is Tara Westover still active?

Today, Westover is no longer active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is estranged from most of her immediate family, but she writes of the peace she has found within herself. Westover spoke with the Deseret News about writing “Educated” and what is at the heart of her memoir.