My Own Country Abraham Verghese
My Own Country: A Doctor¡¯s story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS My Own Country is Dr. Abraham Verghese¡¯s memoir based on his experience as a specialist of infectious disease (AIDS) in Johnson City, Tennessee. ... Verghese too seeks to define his identity through his memoir. ... The excerpt in Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Writing is about Verghese confronting the pharmacist who disclosed the confidentiality of Verghese¡¯s AIDS patient. ... Definitely, it can be seen that Verghese is being more sensitive than Rajani on the issue of discrimination. ... Verghese is born in Ethiopia from Indian parents who had Christian faith. ... Verghese expresses that sometimes he had illusions that he was so much a part of the town, so well integrated, that he even looked like the townsfolk. ... Verghese cries out that he was an outsider of all sort and questions if there¡¯s ever going to be a place in this world for him to call his own. ... Another reason for Verghese¡¯s sensitive response toward discrimination is that the reality conflicted with his pride in his professional career. ... Verghese put so much passion and effort in helping those in need of his medical attention. ... Verghese says in his memoir that sometimes he felt that he was accepted only as long as they needed him, as long as he could be of service to them.