Loss/to lose

Schulz dedicates the first chapter of the memoir to the loss of her father. The chapter is titled "Lost," which can be used syntactically to refer to either the adjective denoting something that is lost or the past tense of the verb "to lose." The memoir takes an interest in exploring both these usages; it also probes into loss as a noun, an experience of losing. Loss is explored as a complex phenomenon. It causes grief and disorientation, as the author recounts in a number of ways throughout the memoir. In the context of the story recounted, losing her father, for Schulz, is a process of understanding and coming to terms with precisely what is so perturbing about it. The loss of a parent is difficult to describe. It creates a sense of abandonment longing that defies classification or categorization. For Schulz, nothing can be done...