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Educated
By Tara Westover
Chapter 4
Chapter 2
- Faye takes the family on the trip due to signs of depression in Gene following New Year's.
- Heated arguments between Gene and his mother, Gene decides to leave and they end up in a serious car accident with Tyler driving.
- Despite injuries, no one seeks medical attention.
- Tara's mother becomes a midwife, initially hesitant but pushed by her father.
- Tara learns traditional midwifery techniques.
- Mother's role brings financial independence but she remains deferential to her husband.
- Tara accompanies her mother to a birth at age nine and discovers her mother is an unlicensed midwife.
Chapter 3
Chapter 5
Chapter 1
- Tara reminisces about a childhood memory of a vivid story her father told about their house being attacked by federal agents.
- Tara's family stockpiling of resources due to the fear of a government attack.
- Tara's grandmother offers to take her to school in Arizona, but Tara is reluctant to leave her family.
- Faye, Tara's mother, grew up in a middle-class Mormon family. She rebelled by marrying Gene, Tara's father.
- Gene, 21 at the time of the marriage, initially appeared rebellious but later became more radical.
- Tara later discovered bipolar disorder, noticing it matched her father's progression into paranoia and control.
- A month after the car accident, Tyler announces his desire to attend college; Gene relies on Tyler's assistance.
- Tyler's decision is unusual in a family who place little priority in education.
- Tara's interactions with her grandparents reveal her alignment with her father's perspective, and she takes pride in being different from the mainstream.