Linda’s synesthesia offers her a new perspective on her life and in that sense, she re-experiences childhood. Bitter in the Mouth, as an autobiography, gives the reader a first-person perspective on a possibly foreign outlook on the meaning of life. In Linda’s mind, families, like canned beets, will always reflect on your own life; relationships simply fill a void left by your family. Universally, she learns that familiarity is meaningless without the clarity of connection. Her extraordinary condition of synesthesia gives her a unique perspective on her senses, thus leading to a unique perspective on her reality and a distinctive perspective on these discoveries. Therefore, similar to the way people attempt to guide childhood discoveries in preparation for the future, the reader can attribute Linda’s distinctive behaviors as a testament to her identity and, moreover, the direction that those discoveries would lead her. If one can take the time to step back and re-discover their body like a child, they can gain clarity on how their body is positioned in the world and, moreover, how it shapes meaning in their
Linda’s synesthesia offers her a new perspective on her life and in that sense, she re-experiences childhood. Bitter in the Mouth, as an autobiography, gives the reader a first-person perspective on a possibly foreign outlook on the meaning of life. In Linda’s mind, families, like canned beets, will always reflect on your own life; relationships simply fill a void left by your family. Universally, she learns that familiarity is meaningless without the clarity of connection. Her extraordinary condition of synesthesia gives her a unique perspective on her senses, thus leading to a unique perspective on her reality and a distinctive perspective on these discoveries. Therefore, similar to the way people attempt to guide childhood discoveries in preparation for the future, the reader can attribute Linda’s distinctive behaviors as a testament to her identity and, moreover, the direction that those discoveries would lead her. If one can take the time to step back and re-discover their body like a child, they can gain clarity on how their body is positioned in the world and, moreover, how it shapes meaning in their