“After the Wreck I Picked Myself Up, Spread my Wings, and Flew Away,” by Joyce Carol Oates
Posted in July 25th, 2008 by Nathan
“After the Wreck I Picked Myself Up, Spread my Wings, and Flew Away,” by Joyce Carol Oates is a truly unique book.
“After the Wreck” is narrated by a teenage girl named Jenna Abbott. Jenna’s life is completely changed by a deadly car wreck that kills her mother and leaves Jenna injured not only physically but mentally and emotionally.
“After the Wreck” is told in a very powerful first person voice that opens up Jenna’s deepest and most important feelings to the reader. Read the rest »