Being Henry David Six Word Memoir
Nobody’s identity is permanently fixed. In Being Henry David, a realistic fiction novel by Cal Armistead, Hank wakes up in New York City with only one clue to his identity: a copy of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. As he starts to regain his memories, some traumatic and difficult, Hank struggles to deal with the life he left behind. His responsibility for incapacitating his sister in a car accident engulfs him in guilt. Running away from his old life’s problems appears to be his only solution. The six word memoir, “the possibility to change is ceaseless”, captures the most meaningful lesson that Hank learns: people can always change their future.
Through various experiences, Hank learns that his future is not
Nobody’s identity is permanently fixed. In Being Henry David, a realistic fiction novel by Cal Armistead, Hank wakes up in New York City with only one clue to his identity: a copy of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. As he starts to regain his memories, some traumatic and difficult, Hank struggles to deal with the life he left behind. His responsibility for incapacitating his sister in a car accident engulfs him in guilt. Running away from his old life’s problems appears to be his only solution. The six word memoir, “the possibility to change is ceaseless”, captures the most meaningful lesson that Hank learns: people can always change their future.
Through various experiences, Hank learns that his future is not