Wednesday, February 2, 2011
A Question
Many times throughout the book, Lia's dead friend Cassie would appear. While this caused Lia much anxiety and frightened her, she kept restricting and wanting to loose weight. Only in the end, when she was near death with Cassie encouraging to die, did she develop the will and strength to finally live and try to become a "real girl again." Why do you think it took Lia so long to finally reject Cassie's encouragement to die and join her? What encourages people and yourself to change negative behaviors so ingrained?
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I think part of the reason it took Lia so long to reject Cassie's encouragement to die and join her because she felt guilty about not answering the phone and the way their friendship had recently ended and so Lia felt like even Cassie's ghostly presence was better than nothing and in a way she deserved it, the two had long ago made a pact and a part of Lia was still committed to the pact they made. I also think that Lia's unwillingness to reject Cassie's encouragement had something to do with a bit of jealously or longing to finally be free and numb from her tortured self like Cassie finally was.
ReplyDeleteI believe, like in the story, that people get so far embedded into their lives and negative behaviors they cannot see anything else, or remember what life was like before these negative behaviors. They, in sense, forget to look up and around them for the small things in life that make it bright and instead get consumed in their own negative actions. The best type of encouragement often comes from a friend or family member, or sometimes a terrible event-hitting rock bottom can sometimes jog one's memory of things not always being that bad. A loved one or something positive can also help people change their negative behaviors. A change of scenery or life style can also help by pushing one out of their comfort zone and forcing them to take a look at their new reality and how they fit in it.