Composition

The excerpt from Glennon Doyle’s memoir Untamed can be split into two main parts that are connected: Doyle’s experience of witnessing a cheetah's captivity and her own journey of embracing her true identity.

In the first part of the excerpt, Doyle describes a visit to the zoo with her family, where they witness a cheetah run. Doyle becomes uncomfortable with the taming and domestication of the cheetah, seeing parallels between the cheetah's confined existence and her own life. This sets the stage for the introspection that follows.

The second part of the excerpt shifts to the author's personal story. It begins with the revelation that four years ago, she fell in lov...