Still Alice: by Lisa Genova | Summary & Analysis

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Still Alice: by Lisa Genova | Summary & Analysis

This is a Summary & Analysis. Bestselling and award-winning author Lisa Genova’s novel, adapted into a movie, offers a sentimental tale of the loss of a great mind to Alzheimer’s. Heavy with emotional impact, it provides a useful insight into the workings of an uncommon form of an all-too-common disease, pointedly marking off its horror and tragedy. The temporal setting of the novel is clearly indicated by chapter headings which track chronologically through two years.

Genova’s novel relates the story of prominent scholar Alice Howland as she is diagnosed with and suffers the effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s. Narrated from her perspective, it chronicles her navigation of her changing circumstances and the ways in which those close to her respond to her ranging from sympathy and consideration to revulsion and rejection. It presents an inside view of an unfortunately common disease, doing an admirable job of portraying the degeneration of mental powers without losing intelligibility for those readers who, hopefully, have not begun to suffer the same fate. The history of the novel itself serves as an interesting case study of changing production, as well, making the book interesting not only to general readers, but also to scholars, whose work can help ensure that the book is read for years to come.

This companion also includes the following:
• Book Review
• Story Setting Analysis
• Story elements you may have missed as we decipher the novel
• Details of Characters & Key Character Analysis
• Summary of the text, with some analytical comments interspersed
• Discussion & Analysis of Themes, Symbols…
• And Much More!

This Analysis fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience.