Wild and Strayed

Since the beginning of the book, I have been enraptured by the theme of famililal connections that is prevalent in this book. I lost my own grandmother to cancer a few years ago, and I still remember her emphasis on staying together, of ensuring the family did not fall apart without her. Here is where my experience differed from Strayed's, because where I was fortunate enough to have a family that was brought even closer together by the loss of the person we all loved so dearly, Strayed not only lost her mother but also her family all at once. Moreover, the varacity in the memoir is commendable and the author's openness about her drawbacks displays exemplary couorage. Even though I have only read a few chapters by now, and don't know how things would play out in Strayed's life, I personally feel that accpeting our flaws, and wanting to work on them, has the potential to pave the way for a positive progression in our lives.