JOURNAL ARTICLE

Meaning Making Lived Experience of Elizabeth Gilbert

Angela Brown

Year: 2013 Journal:   International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature Vol: 2 (1)Pages: 136-138   Publisher: Australian International Academic Centre PTY. LTD.

Abstract

This essay is about Elizabeth Gilbert’s pursuit to find a connection to something greater than herself, for happiness and balance after a life changing event in her life. It is based on her book “Eat and pray Love” is a biography of her encounters, as she searches for herself. It is a brief overview as she embarks on a mission for solitude, truth, harmony, unity and meaning in life through Italy, India, and Indonesia.

Keywords:
Happiness Harmony (color) Solitude Meaning (existential) Biography Sociology Event (particle physics) Meaning of life Balance (ability) Aesthetics Psychoanalysis Philosophy Epistemology Psychology Literature History Social psychology Art history Art Visual arts

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Theological Perspectives and Practices
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Sociology and Political Science
Literature: history, themes, analysis
Social Sciences →  Arts and Humanities →  Literature and Literary Theory

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