5/9/2023 0 Comments Mira corpora![]() The fragmented structure propels the reader forward, adding an element of immediacy and chaos to the narrator’s encounters as each section opens into a new time and place, the reader must adapt quickly if she is going to keep up, just as the narrator must do if he is to going to survive the obstacles that Jackson lays out before him. The book is divided into three installments – “I begin,” “I continue,” and “I end” – and each installment is divided into sections such as “ My Year Zero (6 Years Old),” “My Life in Captivity (11 Years Old),” “My Life In Exile (15 Years Old),” and “My Zero Year (18 Years Old)” among others. The narrator is ever-roaming, and the story lies in his seeking, although it is never quite clear what it is he wants. ![]() So he continues moving aimlessly onward, having no clear direction or goal in mind beyond survival, encountering violent gangs, homeless street teens, a mystical rock star, and a “guardian” who turns out to have very evil motives. Early on, the narrator hears of a teenage oracle and decides to seek her out, but upon receiving a reading from her, he is stricken to learn the tragic fate that awaits him. The book’s narrator (also named Jeff Jackson), abandoned by his alcoholic mother, finds himself journeying alone through bleak landscapes filled with desolate characters. ![]() ![]() Jeff Jackson’s debut novel, Mira Corpora, is a coming-of-age story that concerns itself with youth and violence – violence both committed by youth and acted upon youth. ![]()
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