Bono | SmartLess
Bono discusses his memoir 'Surrender,' revealing how writing literally about his life provided catharsis and helped him reconcile with his late father and understand his activism.summaryWriting as Catharsis: Bono found that writing his memoir 'Surrender' in literal, non-metaphorical terms allowed him to retrieve suppressed memories (like hiding under the bed from his father) and achieve emotional closurtakeawayIrish-Jamaican Cultural Link: Bono explains the historical connection between Ireland and Jamaica through indentured servitude under James I and Cromwell, noting that thousands from Dingle and Kerry were taken to the Cartakeaway
