Memoir Life After Death Analysis

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Pages: 1

In the Memoir Life After Death by Damien Echols, Echols recalls stories of his childhood, teen years, and life in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the homicides of three eight year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. His entries are full of humor, sadness, and hatred. One of the most prevalent themes is abuse. Through the use of many different rhetorical devices, the reader gets a good sense of how years of abuse can affect a person long after the abuse has ended.