09 Nov CLASS 12 – DISABILITY NARRATIVES
Read Angelhead: My Brother’s Descent Into Madness. Please choose TWO of the following topics and post your thoughts.
- Which characters in this memoir resonated the most with you? Why?
- The portrayal of Michael was sometimes brutal. Did you think it was an honest portrayal, or colored by the narrator’s view of his life with his older brother?
- Did class play a role in how this family dealt with Michael’s mental illness? How?
- How would Michael’s narration of the same events differ?
- Do you think the decision to have no further contact with Michael was a good one? Why or why not?
- Given the recent events that have been occurring, did this memoir give your insight into the lives of the shooter’s families?
- Can you think of some things that we could change in how we deal with mental health that would have made this family’s lives – and Michael’s life – different? What are they?
