The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Introduction-Part 1, Chapter 3

Part 1, Chapters 4-7

Part 2, Chapters 8-11

Part 2, Chapters 12-14

Part 3, Chapters 15-18

Part 3, Chapter 19-Epilogue

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How does “the memory closet” illustrate Turkle’s approach to psychoanalysis and ethnography (44)?

How does Turkle weave personal anecdote with theory? What impact does this have?

How does Turkle’s education as a young girl—at school, at home, and at Hebrew school—prepare her for her academic career? How does her mother’s secrecy impact her research interests?