54 pages 1 hour read

Edith Eva Eger

The Choice: Embrace the Possible

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2017

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Essay Topics

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Psychologist Abraham Maslow created a motivational theory famously known as the hierarchy of needs. How does Eger’s survival and recovery journey align with the theory, and in what ways does Eger seek to fulfill these needs throughout the memoir?

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How does Eger’s journey compare with Viktor Frankl’s in A Man’s Search for Meaning?

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Though Eger’s family adheres to Jewish traditions, she does not discuss the Jewish faith explicitly in the memoir. In what ways does Judaism complement and/or differ from Eger’s “choice” philosophy?