Jim Ingram (b.1912): Home and Family Continued
As we know from the previous blog on Ingram’s home and family life, his memoir shows the strain the First World War …
Researching Writing Lives- Jim Ingram (b.1912)
I have thoroughly enjoyed researching Jim Ingram’s life and being able to write about it whilst taking the Writing Lives module. The …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): Home and Family
Jim Ingram’s family had a huge significance on his childhood and influenced the person he turned into. Ingram himself even says ‘In …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): War, Memory and Life-Writing
The focus of Jim Ingram’s memoir is his experiences of the war as a child. He is remembering as an adult his …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): Purpose and Audience
David Vincent argues that autobiographies like Ingram’s are needed due to ‘the poverty and unreliability of much of the available literary material’ …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): Habits, Culture and Belief
Leisure became a big part of people’s lives towards the late 20th century and although it is not the forefront of Jim …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): Life and Labour
Ingram’s leg and sight disability lead to feelings of pride and accomplishment each time he achieves something other children, without disabilities, achieve. …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): Education and Schooling
Both during and after the war Jim Ingram’s family, amongst many others, suffered from the weak economy caused by the war. This …
Jim Ingram (b.1912): Disability
As has been mentioned throughout previous blogs about Jim Ingram’s memoir, he ‘had been born a cripple and could not walk very …