The Long Hard Road Out
of Hell by Marilyn Manson is an autobiography. It is quite a funny yet disturbing
book filled with personal tales of Marilyn’s ride to fame in the world of rock
and roll. He tells stories which will shock the reader, but each gives you a
great insight to the person he is now and all the events which led to who he
has become. The themes often include sex, drugs and of course, rock and
roll.
The structure of the book is in chapters, each chapter has a
story to tell and they begin and end after each chapter. In saying this it is
all in chronological order, from when he is young up until the present time
while writing the book. This meant the map of the narrative was constantly
going up and down, with constant complications and resolutions throughout the
whole book.
As the book is written in an autobiography form many unique
language features can be used such as telling a story in 1st person,
but then applying it to 3rd person as if it is written in the form
of a narrative. It also doesn’t simply have to follow a narrative structure,
the book included many diagrams, letters and other artworks created by Marilyn.
This was done so to enhance the story and allow for a greater understanding and
appreciation for the subject by the viewer.
It is a story suitable for year 10 students and above due to
the themes, although it is not a book a teacher would look at within in a class
room, rather a recreational viewing by the readers for their own enjoyment.
Also the viewer should be mature as they may mimic some of the behaviour if
they want to ‘be like him’.
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