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In this section of the reading, Tara went on a visit to Rome with her classmates. As she was in Rome, "[she] experienced Rome as [the others] did: as a place of history" and "life" (268). While Tara was on this trip, she was beginning to fit in more with the "outsiders" as her dad would say. She later explained how she was able to connect with the past easier than the rest of the world, and so I wonder why this is.

Tara was trying to get used to college and life outside of her family. She was going to church with her roomates and one of them talked to the girls behind them. When one of the girls invited her to a movie "[She] shook [her] head" because she didn't watch movies on Sunday. This shows how the rules of her father impacted her even though she was feeling alone while at BYU.

While I was reading this week's section when I found myself asking a question. The author, Tara, was injured after a car accident. As Tara is lying in bed recovering her brother hires a chiropractor who "jerks [her] head with a swift, savage motion" (Westover 96). This event made me wonder if her parents, who are against modern medicine, ever figured out why she randomly recovered.

As I was reading my time outside of class I saw an example of the possible bipolar disorder the author's dad was showing. The author's grandma was going to an appointment when "[he] asked Grandma questions: what was the appointment for, who was it with" (Westover). This sparked my interest because we researched how paranoia was a sign of the disorder.