All Over But The Shoutin By Rick Bragg

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All Over but the Shoutin' By Rick Bragg Introduction 'All Over but the Shoutin' is an evocative, distressing, haunting and magnificently heartbreaking memoir of Rick Bragg. It is based on the moving reminiscence of a life of the author, who raised in poverty in the North Eastern side of Alabama. Apparently, Rick Bragg destined for either the cotton mill or the penitentiary, and rather turned out to be a prize winner reporter for the famous 'New York Times'. This chosen memoir is the detailed account of his father-- an alcoholic with a homicidal nature and the habit of moving out on the people who needed him mostly. Thesis Statement: The memoir is an attention-grabbing story of people who struggle to make some sense and strength of life's impulsive …show more content…

It is an emotional and heart-rending chronicle about raising in the dirt-poor of the Alabama hills--and all about moving on with the life but never actually being capable to leave (Bragg, 1997, p. 183). The exceptional blessing for evocation and thoughtful insight and the dramatic voice for the account--notifying readers that author has gained a Pulitzer Award for this featured writing. It is a wrenching account of his own upbringing and family. The story moves around a war haunted, alcoholic person (Bragg's father) and a determined and loving mother who made hard efforts to safeguard her children from the harsh effects of poverty and ignorance, which has constricted her own living standard. In this account, author was talented enough to create for himself on the strength of his mother's support and strong conviction. He left house only to follow his dreams and pursue a respectable career in life, however he is strongly linked to his ancestry. In addition, the memoir shows the efforts of Bragg in which he has both compensated and took revenge from the cruelties of his early childhood. Author's approach towards his past seems quite ambivalent and

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