Comparing Gravesend and Ironweed, English homework help

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Write 3 pages 825 words well-thought-out, grammatically correct, thesis-and-support essay comparing the two books Gravesend by William Boyle and Ironweed by William Kennedy in relation to trauma and memory. Use specific details and quotations from the texts you're discussing to strengthen your argument. Use both books as references to support the ideas. Use MLA citation.

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Comparing Gravesend and Ironweed
Trauma is a common issue in the society. People do not usually view it as a matter that
needs professional help, at least not until they reach the breaking point and they cannot take it
anymore. Trauma is an issue that affects the mind of a person and brings back haunting
memories to the person. The books Gravesend and Ironweed are pieces that take an insight into
trauma and the memories that it brings with it. Despite the fact that the two novels are fictional
they bring out these issues in a clear and precise way.
Gravesend on Trauma and Memory
Gravesend is a story that is set in Brooklyn and is ardent to point out the struggles that its
characters are facing based on events that happened in their lives in earlier time. They suffer
from depression, keep anger in their hearts and become drunks. Dan is a young gay man who is
killed by a gang. This killing devastates Conway, Dan’s ...


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