This memoir isn't an act of artistic creation. It is closer to a political treatise, at the center of which there is a nugget of memoir that shows why Warren stands for what she stands for. She explains to people that she didn't come out of her mother's womb as a fully-formed Senator. She lived a long, hard life in struggle and hard work, and she is deeply familiar with the injustice of the system, because she has been the victim of it.
To Elizabeth Warren, the senator is not a senator by nature, but a human by nature. She explains her relationship to her parents, seeing them falling apart at the seams because of financial stress. Their lives were sacred to Elizabeth, and when she realized that there were systemic issues at the base of her parents' struggle, she set about to make things right. She believes that there is a type of person who cares only about profit and power, and she made herself into a force for good to oppose them.
However, for the beauty and passion of this memoir, it must be remembered as a political document, because Warren is clearly arguing for her policies and her intentions for the future. As a political document, the story shows a very straight-forward idea that the reader likely identifies with. More importantly, she explains with technical precision how she has been able to change law in battles with lobbyists and crooks. If nothing else, this book should be regarded as proof to young children, especially to girls that women can be powerful forces for good.
