The books she carried. The role of literature in Cheryl Strayed's "Wild"

By Phillip Grider

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: Cheryl Strayed's memoir, Wild, which was published in 2012 outlines her hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from California to Oregon in the summer of 1995. This hike is a journey to new-found strength and meaning in a life knocked out of balance by her mother's untimely, unexpected death and Cheryl's succeeding self-destruction as a means of dealing with the events. Strayed, upon embarking on the journey described in her memoir, brought along with her an array of literary works. Among these, Adrienne Rich's The Dream of a Common Language stands out as holding a very unique status and being rich with symbolism for Cheryl Strayed and her journey.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3668779368
• ISBN13: 9783668779365
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"