Brittanee Schaible
9/29/13
Full Body Burden: Epilogue
Finishing the last of Full Body Burden brought me to the final conclusion that Kristen Iversen is an eloquent author. Combining a biography and a nonfiction story is extremely challenging but Iversen made it look simple. With her final touch of weaving together the two most markable themes in her life, Iversen states “Many inescapable decisions have been forced upon us...To speak out or to remain silent is the first and most crucial decision we can make” (344). A very personally relatable statement, Iversen basically summed up her reason for writing this memoir; to finally speak up. For her whole life she witnessed horrible events that again and again she wished she could just speak up about, but instead she held inside like she was taught. My connection to Iversen is similar, but at the same time different. Being a very independent person, I have always preferred keeping my feelings inside of me. This factor has always upset my mother, making her feel like she could not connect with me or felt like I was not comfortable talking to her. Although this was not true, I never changed the way I handled my feelings. Reading Iversen’s memoir has influenced me somewhat to change and instead of keeping my emotions in and letting them build up, to talk about them. Change is difficult and not always the most favored option, but just because it is difficult does not mean it is not the best thing. It is better to take care of things, avoid procrastination, and speak up when you feel something is not right. Before things approach a level that is more challenging to handle, like the Rocky Flats incident or Kris’s fathers alcoholism, this quote has spoken to me to try and speak out and alleviate the many emotions I hold inside.
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