Tara Westover's Educated: A Brief Analysis

Tara Westover is a well-known American novelist, and her memoir Educated is her most well-known work. Her unorthodox childhood, which serves as the central theme of her biography, began with her birth into a Mormon household in Idaho to a father who was opposed to his children receiving a public education. When Westover was a child, she was unable to receive an education because she never went to school; her learning opportunities were limited; and she lacked access to adequate medical facilities. Nevertheless, she was able to achieve her goal of attending college and subsequently earning a PhD degree, despite the fact that the odds were stacked against her. Her older brother was the one who taught her to read, but after that, her schooling

She had five older brothers and one older sister while she was growing up. According to Westover's mother, she was the most beautiful of the seven children, even though she was the youngest. She adored wearing fancy clothes, putting on lipstick, and buying new shoes. She was not academically inclined and chose to focus on her music rather than her schooling. According to her sister Valaree, she was one of the more opinionated members of her older sibling group and she almost always got her way. In many respects, the Westover family lived an extraordinary lifestyle. Mormonism played a significant role in how Val and LaRee brought up their children. Because Westover's parents viewed the government, medical professionals, hospitals, and public schools with suspicion, the Westover children were delivered at home with the assistance of a midwife, educated at home by their mother, and eventually joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as "LDS"). When Westover was 9 years old, she finally acquired her birth certificate. Even in the instance of particularly terrible injuries, Westover was never transported to a doctor, nurse, or hospital. Her mother was a herbalist, and as a result, she gave the home remedies she concocted herself to her children when they were sick. Every child helped out in the salvage yard that belonged to their father. Due to the fact that there were only a few textbooks available at home, the majority of the children did not become proficient readers until much later in their lives. Westover said that she grew up in a very lonely environment because she didn't have any friends the way that other kids her age had. The only individuals who she knew were the children of families similar to theirs, who were anti-doctor and home-schooled their children. However, they did not