In the book, ‘Loose Girl: A memoir of promiscuity’ drafted by Cherry Cohen, two major events that take place comprise the loss of direction and the rediscovery that occurs towards the end. The author employs a character, Cohen, who appears lost and immoral at the beginning of the story. Thereafter the character rediscovers her true self and changes her ways to adopt ethical and morally upright ways. In his explanation, Cohen states that the character is in a journey of trying to identify her personality but due to the untimely divorce, she loses focus and becomes an object that men exploit (173). Initially, the character tries to seek recognition and respect by availing herself to men who exploit her and use her as an object. However, towards the end of the book, the character realizes her mistakes and changes her behavior. The changed person later finds a fiancé and after a seasoned courtship, they eventually get married. Loss of direction, exploitation, and the eventual redefinition of oneself espouse the two major events that the book Loose girl: A memoir of promiscuity’ presents before its target audience or readers.
Consequently, in the book ‘The long walk: A story of war and the life that follows’ authored by Brian Castner, the two major events that are evident after reading it include the battle for oneself and the physical battle. After returning from the war in Iraq and resigning from the forces, Castner suffers from memories that threaten to end his life. On several occasions, he visits the hospital after fearing that he would suffer from heart attacks. However, after realizing that the challenge is in the mind, he decides to open up and explain his experiences during his time in the battlefield (Castner 67). By opening up and sharing his experiences, Castner brings the two major events of his life to the fore. From the book, readers get a snapshot of his experiences and the battle that he executed while in Iraq. Apparently, the battle almost took his life and has a number of harrowing experiences. The readers also realize the mental and emotional battle that began soon after he left the forces. The second battle concerned his mind and personality. To address the mental battle, Castner decides to draft his experiences in his book ‘The long walk: A story of war and the life that follows’.
The connections that exist between the two books, ‘Loose Girl: A memoir of promiscuity’ drafted by Cherry Cohen and ‘The long walk: A story of war and the life that follows’ authored by Brian Castner concern self-realization. After a long time of exploitation and objectification by men, Cohen, who is the lead character in ‘Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity’ realizes that true respect and honor do not come from immoral engagements, but instead, comes from moral and ethical undertakings. As such, she begins a new journey of self-realization and eventually ends up as a married woman. Consequently, ‘The long walk: A story of war and the life that follows’ presents an individual who is struggling to identify himself after several months of the war in Iraq. After visiting the hospital for a number of days, Castner realizes that the actual cause of the problem is in the mind. Identification of the actual cause of the problem is a process of self-realization. The eventuality of self-realization is the drafting of a book that explains his challenges both in Iraq and thereafter.
Works cited
Castner, Brian. The long walk: A story of war and the life that follows. London: Black Swan , 2014. Print.
Cohen, Kerry. Loose girl: A memoir of promiscuity. New York: Hyperion, 2008. Print.