In both
Lucky, 's memoir of her own experience with rape as a college student, and
, Sebold's novel about 14-year-old murder victim Susie Salmon, both young
women lose their innocence at the hands of a violent criminal. In Lucky,
Sebold explains that her rapist took her virginity from her, which means that her first
so-called "real" sexual experience took place during this assault; Susie's killer, Mr.
Harvey, steals Susie's youth and her future when he murders her, which may be symbolic of
Sebold's personal experience with the death of her own innocence as a result of the
rape.
As well, both books contain a thread of humor that seems inappropriate
for the subject matter, but actually, this juxtaposition actually enhances the gravity of the
subject matter, making the events described more poignant for the reader. In
Lucky, Sebold is unsentimental and straightforward about her experience,
and even the book title is weighted with; Sebold was told by a policeman...
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