This memoir made me look at myself differently. “I viewed other people both critically and sympathetically. Why couldn’t they just stop complaining so much, just let go and see how good they actually had it?” (Grealy, Page 131) This quote explained exactly how I felt after reading this memoir. Why is so hard for me to accept myself just like I am? I have health and I have my family. Why can I just be content with what I have and how I am. Like Lucy I always tried or managed to put another face in front of people. I did not want anyone to realize how insecure I am of my body and how I look. The mirror to some extent was my enemy and like Lucy I rather not see my reflection in one. Beauty became the focus of my life. How can I be thinner? The
