Abigail Thomas’ main purpose in writing this memoir is to inform. Throughout the book she gives information about many mental illnesses, as she references her aunt in the above passage, although the majority of information is on her husband and his brain damage. She also informs about her healing process, how she has changed and some of her deepest thoughts, which can be seen in the quote when she says “I was afraid I would go crazy some day too.” Abigail was definitely successful in informing the reader, as I learned a lot about mental illness as well as the human brain in general.
