John Updike- At War With My Skin

After reading At War With My Skin I felt a certain type of sorrow for John Updike. I could not imagine feeling so uncomfortable in my own body. However, for John to be so open about his 'disease' was heart warming. He made alot of spur of the moment decisions in his life because of his psoriasis. He married the first woman who came into his life because he was too afriad to risk losing her. He had children at a very young age beacuse he wanted to surround himself with people who did not have psoriasis. He became a writer becuase he knew it would enable him to hide from the public eye. He did not want to be exposed to judgemental people who may stair or make comments about his psoriasis. I am very sympathetic towars John Updikes's life. Eventhough he was not mocked by many students in school; he was still constantly thinking how different he looked. Also, John found any way to avoid being around people i.e. not going swimming with the other children in the summer. He was ashamed of his body, and no one should have to feel that way about his/her self.