The Kids Are All Right by Diana Welch6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() When the book begins, Amanda doesn’t want to be a part of “any of that family bulls**t” like going on a beach vacation. What was it that made them feel this way? Do you think they were right?ĥ. ![]() Liz, Dan and Amanda all believed that Diana was living a happy life at the Chamberlains, and that her being a part of a “normal” family was the best situation for her at the time. What do you think happened that night? Was his death an accident?Ĥ. The Welches never learned the truth of their father’s death. What do you feel was the difference between the two?ģ. “I wanted to be an actress just like Mom.” Throughout the book, Liz struggled between the successful facade she has created and her actual experience. What does this tell you about memory as a reliable narrator? Does this challenge the way you perceive other memoirs?Ģ. ![]() In The Kids Are All Right, the Welches rely on not just one but four accounts of the past - and in some cases they disagree about what happened. Memory plays a big role in all memoirs, but most are based on just one person’s account of past events. ![]()
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