I believe Tara Westover still loves her parents very much because by having published "Educated", she ends up acknowledging that their mental survivalist parents provided them with some kind of instruction that in the end can be considered part of what makes her who she is. I say "mental" because that is what they were or still are: absolutely crazy, especially his zealot loud father who smells government complots in any public service provided by the state and who believes blindly that the Holocaust never took place. In a few words, we can say that this memoir is a narration of the life of a successful woman despite her survivalist parents who ended up shunning her from the family.
Most times your parents will want the best for you and will do costly sacrifices in order to make sure that you succeed in life. Genius will at least be acknowledged and your parents, even if they are extremely poor, will try to ensure you have got an education, and when I say education, I mean the fact that most parents will send you to school or will devise a plan to exploit your talents. Tara Westover's parents had three exceptional kids, there was even one who taught himself calculus! Yet, they never got any praise for it, and there was never any intention of making sure they attended school and later university. Her father took them out of school and isolated them at Buck's Peak due to his concerns over the influence the external world would have had in their family's minds.
However, that was not all. Her parents decided to let another nuts in their family loose and mistreat their daughters, Tara and Audrey. He was physically abusive and threatened them with death several times, but her parents always played the "look away" game. I must confess I do not understand their reaction, it just slips away from my imagination. I am a father, and I do not think I would act in the same way Tara's father did unless I had a mental disease, which seems to have been the case. She actually suspects he suffers from bipolar disorder, though his "symptoms" sometimes resemble schizophrenia. Anyway, I also believe this book is a good example of how religion rots and ruins everything. Religion does not create strong links, it only creates divisions and hatred, something Mr. Westover seems to have plenty of it, though he was "blessed" with understanding loving children.
In conclusion, we can sum up this book in just a few phrases. This memoir is a beautiful touching "devotional book" that works as a testimonial test that celebrates and acknowledges the power of education to open the eyes and change people's lives. However, education must not be confused with schooling, it goes beyond the brick and mortar boundaries of such an institution. Being educated means being able to see what lies beyond the mountain, and what is hidden beyond the stars. That is the reason why education cannot reconcile with religion. Religion is dogmatic and it always has right or wrong answers. Being educated is a neverending race for enlightenment, a race to understand ourselves and understand and accept the others.
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