01:830:340 Study Guide - Gregory Bateson, Furl, Martyr Complex
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The following is the first section of professor atwood"s review sheet which means: Chapter by chapter summary of i never promised you a rose garden http://www. bookrags. com/notes/ros/part1. ht m. I never promised you a rose garden is a semi-autobiographical account of a teenage girl"s three-year battle with schizophrenia. Deborah blau, bright and artistically talented, has created a world, the kingdom of yr, as a form of defense from a confusing, frightening reality. Deborah was five, she underwent surgery to remove a tumor in her ovaries, a traumatic experience that involved a great deal of physical pain and shame. Deborah suffered frequent abuse from her anti-semitic peers and neighbors. When deborah first created yr, it was a beautiful, comforting haven, but over time the gods of yr became tyrannical dictators who ruled deborah"s every word and action. The novel presents the issue of mental illness from multiple viewpoints.