Lucy Grealy
At one point or another, everyone has felt shame and self-doubt about physical inferiority. In Autobiography of a
Face, 's struggle with cancer appeared minor in comparison to her feelings of repulsiveness because
of the deformity it caused. While coming to terms with who she is, the effects of society's stress on beauty and its
unforgiving cultural mirror is enhanced by her gender. Females in our society feel more compelled to adapt to the
prescribed standards of attractiveness. By means of positive and negative events, she transforms her misfortune
into a revelation ....
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