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At nine years of age, Lucy loses half her jaw to Ewing's sarcoma. In the early stages of the disease and treatment, she does not understand the significance or the implications of her condition. After more than two years of surgeries, radiation treatment and intensive chemotherapy, she realizes the catastrophic impact of the illness and disfigurement. She undergoes a series of reconstructive surgeries. Unfortunately, the skin grafts fail and leave her face permanently disfigured. As she endures the consequences of malignancy since childhood, she cannot imagine a life 'outside the jurisdiction of cancer.'
The book describes the psychological implications of an ailment. Lucy’s condition makes her a target for bullying and harassment. Her schoolmates tease her relentlessly about her altered appearance. The self-conscious teenager realizes that her looks isolate her from the rest of the world. The narrative incorporates several childhood events. She recounts how some boys used her to mock another boy, by calling her his girlfriend. Her a
Autobiography of a Face - Prologue, Chapters 1 and 2, Luck and Petting Zoo Summary & Analysis
Prologue, Chapters 1 and 2, Luck and Petting Zoo Summary and Analysis
Lucy tells of her years as a hand for Diamond D Stables when she worked with her friend, Stephen. By the time she begins work there, she has had several surgeries and her face is oddly shaped, invariably attracting attention. Lucy says that she got the job as a result of calling on the phone and not mentioning her disfigurement; she remains there four years. While she loves being with the animals, she endures the pony parties - birthday events where she is responsible for walking the ponies around the yard with a child in the saddle. She says that each of the stable hands has to take a turn at the pony parties and that no one - even her boss, Ms. Daniels - seems to think that
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Written by Stanley Warhol
“Sometimes the briefest moments capture us, force us to take them in, and demand that we live the rest of our lives in reference to them.”
Lucy Grealy
Having suffered from Ewing's sarcoma as a child, Lucy was left disfigured and also emotionally impacted by the condition. The assertion refers to how that brief moment in her childhood dictated every aspect of her life since. Her entire life was impacted from an early age into her adulthood. Her disfigurement brought on insecurities regarding her looks since other people would make her self-conscious of her appearance. Furthermore, her illness impacted her family particularly her parents who sought coping mechanisms due to the financial constraints and emotional impact.
“Part of the job of being human is to consistently underestimate our effect on other people”
Lucy Grealy
As a victim of harassment and bullying when she was a child, Lucy recognizes how people’s opinions and insults
Autobiography of a Face - Chapters 3 and 4, The Tao of Laugh-In and Fear Itself Summary & Analysis
Chapters 3 and 4, The Tao of Laugh-In and Fear Itself Summary and Analysis
By the time Lucy has had three operations leading into the major surgery to remove the majority of her jawbone, she's come to dread pre-operative injections but hasn't fully comprehended what's about to happen. The nurse she likes best is Mary and at least part of the affection is because Mary doesn't say that the coming injection isn't going to hurt. Instead, she laughingly tells Lucy that "it's not going to hurt me a bit." Mary tries to tell Lucy about her upcoming surgery, but Lucy doesn't listen. When she wakes in recovery, she's hurting all over and finds she has had a tracheotomy, meaning she can only talk by covering the tube with her finger. As soon as she's up walking, Lucy discovers that
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