Hagar is a ninety-year-old woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery through the final days of her life. Hagar's experiences trigger vivid recollections of her past. As she recollects and takes stock of the life that she has led it is revealed that she does not feel compassion, humility, a...
Diary writing is generally viewed as a private and uninhibited activity, a stream of consciousness recording personal changes from day to day. However, there does exist a mindful process of selection and structuring of thoughts taking place, even if the writer is not fully aware of it. When Alice James, the youngest sister of the famous Henry the novelist, and William the psychologist, started journaling, she was 40 years old. She was a sick shut-in, suffering from breast cancer and mental illness, who's only company was a nurse and her companion, Katherine Peabody Loring. Like many other...
Bibliotherapy of the Creature I saw a creature, naked, bestial, which, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, and ate of it. I said, "Is it good friend?" "It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it because it is bitter and because it is my heart." - Stephen Crane The above statement reflects how the individual must have felt during his forlorn life. ...
