Too Much and Never Enough

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2020

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4-Epilogue

Key Figures

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Index of Terms

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Content Warning: This section of the guide describes alcohol addiction and emotional neglect, as well as discussions of sociopathy, narcissism, and other personality disorders.

Throughout her work, the author refers to “the House,” which she always capitalizes. What is the purpose behind her choice to capitalize the word, and what is the significance of the House itself?

In Chapter 1, Trump provides an anecdote about her grandmother having a medical emergency, and her lengthy sickness afterward, when her aunts and uncles were young. What was the significance of the elder Mary Trump’s illness on her children, psychologically speaking?

How does Trump’s assessment of Donald connect to John Bowlby’s theory of attachment in psychology?