Emerson thesis -- Nonfiction writing

Overview "Good Pity is a family memoir that follows the narrator and siblings' journey through their mother's depression and gambling addiction, and their survival through the abuse from a stressed military father. Their journey spans over several states, both physical and emotional based on their father's assignments and their mother's evolving addiction. The children are challenged to take care of each other during the times when their parents are unable to do so. This memoir touches on how we...

Overview "This family memoir is a multigenerational story of the aspirations that moved my grandmother's family up and onward, through alternating episodes of opportunities and challenges, and out of one country into another. Events are told in a series of episodes that flow chronologically, beginning with my greatgrandmother's childhood and her marriage at seventeen. Each episode covers significant events in the lives of my great-grandmother and grandmother and includes anecdotal information about...