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1) When hooks said she wanted to "kill" herself through her writing, she meant that she wanted to get rid of all the bad aspects about her past that held her back. If you write an autobiography, it is sometimes hard to open up when you have not let go. hooks wanted to release her inner demons so she could accurately describe her life in her autobiography.
2) Bio-mythology is a retelling of life events, not just the way they happened, but as the person remembers the experiences. hooks' work is a bio-mythology because she was not trying to be completely accurate on her memories. In fact, she wasn't even sure if some of the memories happened, like the train incident. Her account of remembering these events showed her emotions and thoughts, like being affraid of getting stuck on the train tracks.
3) hooks uses the image of a hope chest to frame her autobiography; the hope chest holds all her inner memories with the most value. I would frame my autobiography with a fish aquarium. When I was younger, my parents always put leftover change in a fish aquarium. There were all kinds of coins and bills in there, usually small. However, every cent was important because it added up to a lot of money. I think of my memories in this way; that no matter how big or small, they add up to make out my life as it is today.
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2) Identity is not something that a person can change through text. Though a writer may change his or her name, it does not stop them from truly being that person and still being associated with the other name. People change their names for many different reasons, but a name has nothing to do with identity. Identity is who you really are at heart, your soul and beliefs. bell hooks did not change her identity by taking up a new name. However, she did want to avoid the bad rep that came with her former name, Gloria Jean Watkins. This was her way of dissassociating herself with the past actions of her life.
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