Family
The most abusive influence for Tara
Who is Gene Westover?
Tony, Shawn, Tyler, Richard, Luke, Audrey
Who are Tara's siblings?
Tara's inspiration for going to college
Who is Tyler Westover?
Cambridge, Harvard, BYU
What are the colleges Tara attended?
The person that inspired Tara to get an education
Who is Tara's Grandmother?
Never going to the doctors hence not having birth certificates
What is an example of Gene's fear of the government?
The first person to become close with Tara other than her family
Who is Charles?
Independnce, knowledge, self-growth
What Tara gained having distance from her family?
An unlicensed midwife who's too scared to be independent
Who was Faye Westover?
Living under strict parenting and living as a isolated family
What is the experience of having a Survialist Family?
Suffering many serious injuries working in the junkyard and not getting proper care
How was Tara's childhood dangerous?
Where Tara gets her PhD
What is University of Cambridge?
An eractic, violent individual, who crushes Tara's spirit
Who is Shawn Westover?
The distrust of government even in emergency situations
What is Luke's accident an example of?
Tara's ACT score
What got Tara into University?
Taras BF whom she expresses her situation with honestly
Who is Drew?
Tara's most supportive family member for her education
Who is Tyler Westover?
Emphasis on faith & family, traditional gender roles, "homeschooling," values and morality
What is it like growing up in a morman-like household?
The event she falsely believed was a memory
What was Ruby Ridge?
Two mentors in BYU that recognized her academic intelligence and potiental
Who is Gene Smith and Dr. Kelly Mower?