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Educated - A Memoir
Tara Westover
Contributed by Micheal Celestin
Content
Overview
Context
Themes
Reviews
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
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Chapter 16
Summary

In Chapter Sixteen, Westover provides an account of an altercation that took place between her father and Shawn. Her father shouted at Shawn telling him that he was lazy for waking up late and not doing enough to ensure that the mainframe welding project was progressing as was expected. Shawn chose to stop working, took off his gloves, got into the pickup truck and drove off, “leaving Dad to shout at the dust” (Westover 142). While Shawn had deep respect for his father, he was not impressed with his guidance. The work environment was already harsh, so his father’s constant scolding was all the more demotivating.

Analysis

Shawn was fully aware that he could not choose to fight against his father. However, he ensured that he would run away from the situation (Westover 144). This would help reduce any further altercation that was likely to occur between the two of them. This shows how Shawn both respected his father and, at the same time, recognized the limitations of being guided by him.

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