Girl, Interrupted

Part I: Critical Analysis
Author: Susanna Kaysen. Girl, Interrupted: New York Division of Random
House. Inc 1993.

1. What is the author's topic?
The author's topic is about a teenager name Susanna Kaysen. At 18 she voluntarily turned herself into McLean Hospital.

2. Identify the author's main idea(s). In other words, what is the main point the author is attempting to make about the book?
The author's has 2 main points; one point is about her two-year stay McLean hospital. The second main point talks about how she handles and gets treated for being depressive and suicidal.

3. Identify the author's overall pattern(s) of organization. Give examples and/or details to explain your answer.
The pattern the author uses is time order; she starts off the book with her case record, which was submitted in 1967. The last example given is her recovery record; she left and had a recovery of her depression and being suicidal in 1969.

4. What biases, if......

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