The first section of this nonfiction novel described her painful divorce, as well as her desire to recuperate through travel. After eight years of dating, Elizabeth just did not want to be married anymore, and this time of difficulty led to her encounter with God. After divorcing, she met another man named David, and her relationship with him was an emotional roller coaster. After hearing about David's personal guru, Elizabeth had the desire to travel to India. After travelling to Indonesia for her job, an elderly medicine man told Elizabeth that she would return, which fueled her desire to travel again to Indonesia. Her passion for learning Italian led to her want to travel to Italy, as well.
Elizabeth Gilbert is an author, essayist, short story writer, and novelist. Eat, Pray, Love is a credible nonfiction text because it describes her own experiences through travelling.
This book is not necessarily important in context because it is simply Gilbert's learned lessons and experiences through her recuperation through travels. It is read by anyone who wants to read an enjoyable book on a woman's journey through different countries and the lessons she learns.
The purpose of this book was to tell her experiences while travelling. The many lessons she learned and her more intimate knowledge of her own self are described.
The text was written for the general public.
This novel contains rhetorical devices, such as a simile. "...my life still looked like a multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike during holiday traffic..." (Gilbert 23). Her usage of rhetorical devices greatly contributes to a more explicit description of her emotions.
The author's purpose of telling her lessons through her difficult hardships as well as her search for inner equilibrium in an enjoyable way was achieved. Her descriptions were so palpable that I expressed sorrow for her when she was upset, and I felt her joy when she was happy.
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