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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 38
Summary

In this chapter, Westover explains that she was failing her Ph.D and was contemplating how to tell her lecturer supervisor, Dr. Runciman. Thought Dr. Runciman was willing to help her secure more funding and also petition the department for more time, Westover failed to explain the reasons why she was experiencing these difficulties in her studies. She had only visited Dr. Runciman’s office to inform him that she was quitting her Ph.D. The supervisor understood and told her that a Ph.D. is demanding and one is free to quit if overwhelmed (Westover 314). She recalls leaving his office “full of fury at myself” (Westover 314). While she knew that was the best decision she could make at the moment, she was angry that she was not resilient enough to persevere through the rest of her Ph.D.

Analysis

At this juncture, Westover had managed to attain high levels of education, and her decision to quit her Ph.D. because of a variety of problems seemed to hinder her progress. Many people would have held the expectations that she could try her best to ensure that she completed her Ph.D. Westover’s courage in deciding to end her Ph.D. is impressive in and of itself as it is obvious that it is an agonizing choice for her and that she is clearly saddened by her decision to stop studying.

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