How does the text's structure enact Aviv's overarching theses?

The text is organized into six sections, each of which traces the life and story of a distinct individual. By structuring the text in this way, Aviv is capturing the diversity of the human experience, particularly as it relates to mental illness. She is thus challenging her reader to perceive each subject's humanity and the ways in which their mental illness fails to capture the sum of their identity. By including her own story amidst these surrounding stories, Aviv is also identifying herself as a member of the same collective of which her subjects' are also members.

How are Aviv's voice and tone nuanced by the voices of others?

Although Aviv writes from her first person point of view throughout Strangers to Ourselves, she nuances her voice and tone by relying upon the opinions and writings of others...