74 pages 2 hours read

Glennon Doyle (Melton)

Untamed

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2020

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Epilogue

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Epilogue Summary: “Human”

Doyle begins her brief Epilogue with the retelling of a poem from her favorite unnamed holy text. In the text, “a group of people desperate to understand and define God” ask God what he is. God replies simply with, “I am” (327). Doyle asks herself, “What are you, Glennon?” (327). She presents a series of questions that range from exploring her emotions to her identity to her qualities as a human. She answers these questions simply with, “I am. I am. I am” (328). 

Epilogue Analysis

The untitled poem Doyle features in this Epilogue portrays God and a group of curious, desperate humans in search of understanding. Doyle places herself in both roles when she adapts the poem into a series of questions she asks herself. By asking herself who she is, Doyle is checking in with herself, a practice she documents throughout her memoir. The questions explore the various qualities and identities Doyle has experienced throughout her life. She does not provide the answers to the questions, which signifies the importance of the act of questioning itself. She mimics the refrain of God by repeating “I am” three times (238). Doyle’s identity lies in the questions she asks herself and reinforces her belief in her evolving nature as a human.

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