Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: A, Hawai'i Pacific University (Hawai'i Pacific University), language: English, abstract: Lucy Grealy's Autobiography of a Face deals with the life of Lucy Grealy, who faced the negative consequences of terminal cancer after the partial removal of her jaw. Like Lucy Grealy, A.M. Homes also faced the negative consequences as she was found by her biological mother, who put her up for adoption after her birth. Both memoirs have similar narrative structures and a lot in common in terms of content; however, they have significant differences as well. [...]